The
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
tournaments at the
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...
in
Paris,
France will be held from 25 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary pool matches will occur at
South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at
Pierre Mauroy Stadium in
Lille.
The format remains the same since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women, as twelve teams in two groups battle each other in the round robin, followed by the knockout matches for the top eight starting with the quarterfinals and ending with the final and bronze match.
Events
Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
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Men's handball (12 teams)
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Women's handball (12 teams)
Qualification
The
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
s might enter only one 14-player men's team and only one 14-player women's team.
Men's qualification
Women's qualification
Medal summary
Events
See also
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Handball at the 2022 Asian Games
Handball at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre and Zhejiang Normal University Xiaoshan Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China, from 24 September to 5 October 2023. In this tournament, 13 teams participated in t ...
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Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games
References
{{Handball at the Summer Olympics
2024
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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2024 Summer Olympics events
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
International handball competitions hosted by France