The 2020 IHF Women's Junior World Championship was the cancelled 22nd edition of the

IHF Women's Junior World Championship The IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation The Inter ...

. Originally scheduled for 1 to 13 July 2020 at venues in

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and

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, Romania, the

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resulted in its delay to 2 to 13 December 2020. Following another delay, the tournament was cancelled on 22 February 2021.

Qualification

Tournament won by New Caledonia who are ineligible for World Championship. Spot taken by second place Australia.

Venues

Matches would have been played in

, and

* Polyvalent Hall *

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References

2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

Women's Junior World Handball Championship The IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. I ...

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Sport in Brașov Women's handball in Romania

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