Asian Women's Handball Championship
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The AHF Asian Women's Handball Championship is a biennial continental handball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of
Asian Handball Federation The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) (Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة اليد) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the tra ...
(AHF). Since 2018, it also includes teams from
Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...
. The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the
IHF World Women's Handball Championship The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won ...
. The current champion is
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
, which won its 16th title at the 2022 tournament.


Summary


Medal table


Participating nations


See also

* Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship * Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship * Asian Men's Handball Championship * Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship * Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship


Notes

:1. Played in January 2000.


External links


Asian Handball Federation
{{Asian Championships Handball Women's sports competitions in Asia Recurring sporting events established in 1987 1987 establishments in Asia