Asian Handball Federation

Asian Handball Federation
Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة اليد‎
Flag of the Asian Handball Federation
Abbreviation AHF
Formation 26 August 1974 (1974-08-26)
Founded at Tehran, Imperial State of Iran Iran
Type Continental Sports Federation
Purpose Development of Handball & Beach Handball in Asia
Headquarters Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait
Membership
44 Members
Official language
English & Arabic
President
 Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Kuwait
1st Vice-President
 Yoshihide Watanabe Japan
Secretary General
 Muhammad Shafiq Pakistan
Affiliations International Handball Federation, Olympic Council of Asia
Website www.asianhandball.org

The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) (Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة اليد‎) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey – which are instead members of European Handball Federation (EHF). Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also EHF members. Hong Kong China and Macau, although not independent countries (both are Special regions of China), are also members of the AHF.

One of IHF's six continental confederations, the AHF was formed officially on 26 August 1974 in Tehran (Imperial State of Iran), on the sidelines of the 7th Asian Games 1974. The AHF headquarters is located in Kuwait City (Kuwait). Its current President is Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from Kuwait who is a member of House of Sabah, the ruling family of Kuwait.

History

The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is in one way absolutely unique: during its history till date it had two Presidents - and they were father and son.

When in 1976 the federation was officially founded and Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was elected for President, the committed Sheikh had already put a lot of efforts and preparation work into it. In 1974, during the 7th Asian Games in Tehran (Iran), he applied as head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the executive committee for the inclusion of Handball into the sports programme and the foundation of a continental handball federation. The explanation was easy and convincing: meanwhile handball was widely spread in Asia. The leaders of the Asian Game accepted handball as an official sport and asked the Sheikh to act as interim president and to prepare the statutes of the federation. In this task he was supported by the Secretary General Syad Abul Hassan (Pakistan).

Disputes

As of February 5, 2008, the AHF imposed a warning and $1,000 fine each to Japan and South Korea, due to the disputes surrounding the rematch of the qualifiers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after AHF's controversial decision to replace referees during the original qualifying tournaments which took place in September 2007.

AHF Presidents

S. No.NameCountryTerm
1.H. E. Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait26 August 1974 — 2 August 1990
2.H. E. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Kuwait2 August 1990 — Till Date

AHF Secretary Generals

S. No.NameCountryTenure
1.Syed Abul HassanPakistan I. R. Pakistan1976 — 2000
2.Dr. Roshan Anand India2000 — 25 October 2013
3.Muhammad ShafiqPakistan I. R. Pakistan25 October 2013 — Till Date

AHF Executive Committee

Following is the AHF Executive Committee for 2017 – 2021.

DesignationNameCountry
PresidentSheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Kuwait
1st Vice-President Yoshihide Watanabe Japan
Secretary General Muhammad Shafiq Pakistan
Treasurer Bader Mohammad Al-Theyab Kuwait
Vice-President Ahmed Mohamed Abdulrab Al-Shaabi Qatar
Executive Director Dr. Ahmad Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi Kuwait

AHF Council

Following is the Asian Handball Federation Council for 2017 – 2021.

DesignationNameCountry
PresidentSheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Kuwait
1st Vice-PresidentYoshihide Watanabe Japan
Vice-PresidentsAlireza Rahimi Iran
Ahmed Mohamed Abdulrab Al-Shaabi Qatar
Abdullah Ashour Lebanon
Ali Mohamed Isa Eshaqi Bahrain
Secretary GeneralMuhammad Shafiq Pakistan
Treasurer Bader Mohammad Al-Theyab Kuwait
Council Members Ameen Al-Barwani Oman
Sombat Kuruphan Thailand
Mohammed Abdul Kareem Julfar United Arab Emirates
Choi Jung-suck South Korea
Amarta Imron Indonesia
Female Council Member Gulnara Turlykhanova Kazakhstan
Chairman of COC Abdul Karim Al-Raee Syria
Chairman of PRC Saleh bin Ashour United Arab Emirates
Chairman of CCM Prof. Dr. Chung Hyung-kyun South Korea
Chairman of CPP Dr. Sari Hamdan Ghanima Jordan
Chairman of MC Dr. Shizou Sakamoto Japan
Chairman of MKC Mohammad Jaber Al-Mulla Qatar
Chairman of UDC Ismoiljon Matkhalikov Uzbekistan
Chairman of CYSH Salam Awad Dwaich Iraq

AHF Commissions

CommissionChairmanCountry
AHF Commission of Organising and Competition (COC)Abdul Karim Al-Raee Syria
AHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC)Saleh bin Ashour United Arab Emirates
AHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM)Prof. Dr. Chung Hyung Kyun South Korea
AHF Medical Commission (MC)Dr. Shizou Sakamoto Japan
AHF Commission for Promotion & Public Relations (CPP)Dr. Sari Hamdan Ghanima Jordan
AHF Marketing Commission (MKC)Mohammad Jaber Al-Mulla Qatar
AHF Under Development Countries Commission (UDC)Ismoiljon Matkhalikov Uzbekistan
AHF Commission for Youth & School Handball (CYSH)Salam Awad Dwaich Iraq

Tournaments

AHF

Club

Beach

AHF zones

South Asia

West Asia

East Asia

  • East Asian Handball Championship
  • East Asian Games

Future Events

EventTypeVenueDates
2018 IHF Super GlobeClub InternationalDoha  Qatar16 - 19 October 2018
2018 Asian Men's Club League Handball ChampionshipClub ContinentalAmman  JordanTo be Decided (TBD)
2019 World Men's Handball ChampionshipInternational Denmark /  Germany10 - 27 January 2019
2019 South Asian GamesRegional/Multi-sportKathmandu    Nepal9 – 18 March 2019
2019 Men's Junior World Handball ChampionshipInternational SpainJuly/August 2019
2019 Men's Youth World Handball ChampionshipInternational MacedoniaJuly/August 2019
2019 IHF Super GlobeClub International QatarOctober/November 2019
2019 World Women's Handball ChampionshipInternational Japan30 November - 15 December 2019
2020 Women's Junior World Handball ChampionshipInternational RomaniaJuly/August 2020
2020 Beach Handball World ChampionshipsInternationalPescara  ItalyJuly/August 2020
2020 Summer OlympicsInternational/Multi-sportTokyo  Japan24 July - 9 August 2020
2021 World Men's Handball ChampionshipInternational EgyptJanuary 2021
World Games 2021International/Multi-sportBirmingham, Alabama  United States15 - 25 July 2021
2021 Men's Youth World Handball ChampionshipInternational GreeceJuly/August 2021
2021 Men's Junior World Handball ChampionshipInternational HungaryJuly/August 2021
2021 Islamic Solidarity GamesInternational/Multi-sportIstanbul  Turkey2021
2021 World Women's Handball ChampionshipInternational SpainNovember/December 2021
2022 Asian GamesContinental/Multi-sportHangzhou  China10 - 25 September 2022
2023 World Men's Handball ChampionshipInternational Poland /  Sweden2023
2023 World Women's Handball ChampionshipInternational Denmark /  Norway /  Sweden2023
2024 Summer OlympicsInternational/Multi-sportParis  France2 - 18 August 2024
2028 Summer OlympicsInternational/Multi-sportLos Angeles  United States21 July - 6 August 2028

Current Champions

Category Men's Women's
Senior Handball Championship  Qatar (2018) (3)  South Korea (2017) (13*)
Asian Games  Qatar (2014) (1)  South Korea (2014) (6*)
Junior Handball Championship  South Korea (2018) (3)  South Korea (2017) (14*)
Asian Youth Games  Qatar (2013) (1*)  South Korea (2013) (1*)
Youth Handball Championship  Bahrain (2016) (1)  South Korea (2017) (7*)
Beach Handball Championship  Qatar (2017) (4*)  Thailand (2017) (3*)
Asian Beach Games  Qatar (2016) (3*)  Vietnam (2016) (1)
Youth Beach Handball Championship  Thailand (2016) (1*)  China (2016) (1*)
Club Handball Championship Bahrain Al-Najma Club (2017) (1) Uzbekistan AGMK Club (2017) (1)

(Titles) (*) Record titles

AHF Members

First Level Members

  • International Handball Federation suspended the Kuwait Handball Association since 11 September 2015 due to not organizing an electoral General Assembly to elect the Board of Directors.

Second Level Members

Third Level Members

Sponsors

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