The Oceania Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for Under 17 years national

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teams of Oceania region. It was first organized by the

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in 2017. The first champions for boys were Australia and for girls America Samoa. In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the

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and also the

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. The first competition was held in

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in the

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from 3 May 2017 until 5 May 2017.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/sport/junior-beach-handball-players-aiming-for-2018-youth-olympics/news-story/80497f447f39832d4bd086e3fb7b09b9 Junior beach handball players aiming for 2018 Youth Olympics. The Daily Telegraph, 2017-01-30

Champions

Boy's division

Participating nations

Girl's division

Participating nations

References

See also