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2019 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019. The Netherlands won their first title after defeating Spain in the final. Venues Kumamoto region was entrusted with the organization of the World Championship. Additionally the Japanese Organizing Committee will have a venue in Tokyo in order to prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games. Kumamoto has had a lot of experience with handball tournaments, hosting the 1997 Men's World Championships. Qualification 1. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finished within the top 5, they qualified for the World Championships. If they placed sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot. Qualified teams Draw The draw was held on 21 June 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Seeding The seeding was announced on 19 June 2019. As organizer, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Abbingh
Lois Abbingh (born 13 August 1992) is a Dutch female professional handballer who plays as a left back for Odense Håndbold and the Netherlands women's national handball team, Dutch national team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career In 2011, she was a key player of the Dutch team that reached the final of the 2011 Women's 19 European Handball Championship, Women's 19 European Championship, just to fell short against Denmark in a close battle to 27–29. Abbingh scored 65 goals in the tournament and won the top scorer's award. She represented the Netherlands in six World Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, Denmark 2015, a bronze in 2017 World Women's Handball Championship, Germany 2017, and winning gold in 2019 World Women's Handball Championship, Japan 2019), in four European Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in 2016 European Women's Handball Championship, Sweden 2016) and two editions of the Hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazzaville
Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2013, p. 60) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo (Congo Republic). Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 1.8 million residents, comprising more than a third of the national populace. Some 40% are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II, Brazzaville was also the capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942. In 2013, Brazzaville was designated a City of Music by UNESCO; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network. Geography Brazzaville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 African Women's Handball Championship
The 2018 African Women's Handball Championship was the 23rd edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 2 to 12 December 2018 in Brazzaville, Congo. The tournament was held under the aegis of African Handball Confederation and acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. Angola defeated Senegal in the final to win their second straight and 13th overall title. Venue Draw The draw was held on 11 August 2018. Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 19 November 2018. ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket ;5th place bracket Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 5–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Third place game Final Final standing Awards All-Tournament Team References External linksOfficial website {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship
The 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 30 November to 9 December 2018 in Kumamoto, Yamaga and Yatsushiro, Japan. The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. South Korea won their fourth straight and 14th overall title after defeating Japan in the final. Draw The draw was held on 6 August 2018 at the Hotel Nikko in Kumamoto. Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participate in the previous edition were in Pot 4. Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+9).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket ;5–8th place bracket 5–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- Ninth place game Seventh place g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest, Montbéliard, Nancy, Nantes and Paris. France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title. Venues Qualification Qualified teams All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship. Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Draw The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, France. Seedings The pots were announced on 4 June 2018. Squads Referees 12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018. Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Main round Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over. Group I - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maceió
Maceió (), formerly sometimes Anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form lakes ("lagoas", in Portuguese). There are numerous maceiós and lakes in this part of Brazil; because of this, the city was named Maceió, and the state, Alagoas. The new Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport connects Maceió with many Brazilian cities and also operates some international flights. The city is home to the Federal University of Alagoas. Etymology The name "Maceió" has origin in the term ''tupi maçayó'' or ''maçaio-k'', that means "what it covers the swamp". The Aurélio Dictionary says that the term "maceió" means a temporary and cyclic lagoon that is located at the edge of the sea at the mouth of a watercourse small enough to be interrupted by a silicate bar until the high tide opens the way temporarily cyclically r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 South And Central American Women's Handball Championship
The 2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship was the first edition of the South and Central American Women's Handball Championship, which took place in Maceió, Brazil from 29 November to 4 December 2018. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. Standings Results ''All times are local ( UTC−3).'' ---- ---- ---- ---- References External linksCBHb official website {{2019 World Women's Handball Championship qualification South and Central American Women's Handball Championship South and Central American Women's Handball Championship South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ... November 2018 sports events in South America December 2018 sports events in South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017. Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997. France won their second title after 2003, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final. Venues The tournament is being played in the following venues: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Leipzig, Trier and Hamburg as the final four venue. Qualification Qualified teams :1 Bold indicates champion for that year, ''Italics'' indicates host for that year. Draw The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at Hamburg, Germany. Seeding The seeding was announced on 26 June 2017. Referees 16 referee pairs were selected: Squads Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017 with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017. ''All times are local (UTC+1 UTC+01 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs. Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a beta-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Doha accommodates Education City, an area devoted to research and education, and Hamad Medical City, an administrative area of medical care. It also includes Doha Sports City, or Aspire Zone, an international sports dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaga General Gymnasium
Yamaga may refer to: * Hiroyuki Yamaga (born 1962), Japanese anime director and producer * Yamaga Sokō (1622–1685), Japanese philosopher and strategist * Yamaga, Kumamoto * Yamaga, Ōita * Yamaga Formation * Yamaga Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Yamaga Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 69.0 kilometers from the terminus of ... {{disambiguation, geo Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaga City Overall Gymnasium
Yamaga may refer to: * Hiroyuki Yamaga (born 1962), Japanese anime director and producer * Yamaga Sokō (1622–1685), Japanese philosopher and strategist * Yamaga, Kumamoto * Yamaga, Ōita * Yamaga Formation * Yamaga Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Yamaga Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 69.0 kilometers from the terminus of ... {{disambiguation, geo Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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