2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kazakhstan |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 24 October — 3 November 2020 |
| Teams | TBA (from 1 confederation) |
The 2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship will be 9th edition of the championship to be held from 24 October to 3 November 2020 at Almaty, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF).[1] It will be first time in history that the championship will be organised by Kazakhstan Handball Federation. It also acts as qualification tournament for the 2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship to be held in Greece with 5 quota places.
On 23 April 2020, the AHF decided to postpone the championship due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Previously, the championship was scheduled to take place from 15 to 26 August 2020.[3]
Draw
The schedule of draw will be announced soon by the Asian Handball Federation.
Seeding
Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participated in the previous edition were in Pot 4.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
References
- ^ "New dates set for Asian Men's Junior and Youth Championships". www.ihf.info. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "9th Asian Men's Youth (U-18) Handball Championship postponed". AHF's Official Facebook Page. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "منح البطولة الآسيوية ٩ للناشئين الي الاتحاد الكازاخستاني". AHF's Official Twitter Account. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
External links
- International handball competitions hosted by Kazakhstan
- Handball competitions in Asia
- 2020 in handball
- Asian Handball Championships
- 2020 in Kazakhstani sport
- 2020 in youth sport
- 2020 in Asian sport
- October 2020 sports events in Asia
- November 2020 sports events in Asia
- Sport in Almaty
- Handball in Kazakhstan
- Sports events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic