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International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

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Gundadalur Gundadalur is the name of an area in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. It is home to three different football pitches and other sports facilities. The largest one is the national stadium Tórsvøllur, a multi-use stadium. Overview The actual Gundadal ...

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Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

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Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

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. Founded in 1980, HSF is a member of

(EHF) and the

(IHF).

National teams

* Faroe Islands men's national handball team *

Faroe Islands men's national junior handball team The Faroe Islands national junior handball team is the national under-21 handball team of Faroe Islands. Controlled by the Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands, it represents Faroe Islands in international matches. They first qualified for the ...

Faroe Islands men's national youth handball team Faroe may refer to: * Faroe Islands, an archipelago in the North Atlantic and a part of the Kingdom of Denmark **Faroese people ** Faroese language * Danish ship ''Færøe'' * Fårö, an island off Gotland, Sweden * Farø, an island south of Zeala ...

Faroe Islands women's national handball team The Faroe Islands women's national handball team are the women's team for the Faroe Islands. In June 2017 the team advanced for the first time from the Qualification Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the European Women's Handball Championship qualification, ...

References

External links

Official website

Faroe Islands
at the IHF website.
Faroe Islands
at the EHF website. Handball in the Faroe Islands

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