2020 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The 2020 Women's Youth World Handball Championship (U-18) will be the eighth edition of the tournament and takes place in Croatia.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 29 September – 11 October |
| Teams | 24 (from 4 confederations) |
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On 7 February 2020, the IHF decided to move the tournament to another country due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Originally scheduled for 18 to 30 August 2020, the tournament was rescheduled to 29 September to 11 October 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| IHF Council Meeting (host nation) | 27 February 2020 |  |
1 | |
| 2019 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship | 1–11 August 2019 |  |
9 |          |
| 2019 Women's U-17 EHF Championship | 3–11 August 2019 |  |
1 |  |
 |
1 |  | ||
| 2019 Oceania Women's Youth Handball Championship | 11–16 August 2019 |  |
1 |  |
| 2019 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship | 21–30 August 2019 |  |
4 |    |
| 2019 African Women's Youth Handball Championship | 16–24 September 2019 |  |
3 |   |
| IHF Trophy – North America and Caribbean[4] | 15–20 October 2019 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1 | |
| 2020 South and Central American Women's Youth Handball Championship | 4–10 May 2020 |  |
3 |   |
Venues
References
- "2020 IHF Women's Youth (U18) World Championship". ihf.info. 18 November 2019.
- "2020 Women's Youth World Championship to be moved". ihf.info. 7 February 2020.
- "IHF events to be re-scheduled". ihf.info. 24 April 2020.
- "Martinique and Mexico qualify for IHF Trophy – Intercontinental Phase". IHF. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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