2021 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
The 2021 IHF Men's Junior World Championship will be the 23rd edition of the tournament, to be held in Budapest, Hungary in 2021. It will be second time that Hungary will host the championship after they hosted it in 2005.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 22 June – 3 July 2021 |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | TBD (in 1 host city) |
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Bidding process
Greece, Hungary and Romania were bidding to host the 2021 Men's Junior World Championship. The championship was awarded during the 36th IHF Congress at Antalya, Turkey on Saturday, 11 November 2017.[1]
Greece was the host of the 1991 Men’s Junior World Handball Championship and the 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship. Greece was awarded with the 2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.
Hungary hosted the 2005 Men's Junior World Handball Championship and was host of the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship. Hungary was also co-host of 1995 World Women's Handball Championship.
Romania hosted the 1962 World Women's Handball Championship, 1977 Women's Junior World Handball Championship and also awarded with 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
Qualification
In 2018, the IHF Council agreed to increase the number of teams participating in world championships for senior, junior and youth in both genders – from 24 teams to 32 starting in 2021. The goal is to provide an opportunity for more nations to gain experience on the biggest international stage.
| Event | Host | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXXVI IHF Congress |  |
11 November 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship |  |
6–18 August 2019 | 1 |  |
| 2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship |  |
6–15 October 2020 | 4 | |
| 2020 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship[2] |  |
7–17 January 2021 | 13 | |
| 2020 African Men's Junior Handball Championship |  |
13–23 August 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship | April/May 2021 | 4 | ||
| 2021 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship | April/May 2021 | 2 | ||
| 2020 IHF Trophy Oceania Continental Phase | November/December 2020 | 1 | ||
| 2021 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy | April/May 2021 | 1 |