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The 20th edition of the Asian Women’s Handball Championship is all set to take place from Tuesday, December 3, to Tuesday, December 10. The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi will host the one-week tournament. Almaty in Kazakhstan was earlier scheduled to host the competition, but it was later shifted to New Delhi.
Republic of Korea, also the defending champion, is the most successful team in the history of the championship, having won 16 out of 19 times. They are placed in Group A along with China, Kazakhstan, and Singapore. India, Japan, Iran, and Hong Kong form the other group. Kazakhstan won in 2002 and 2010 while Japan came up trumps in 2004.
Australia and Uzbekistan were also a part of the competition, but they pulled out. The group matches will take place on December 3, 4 and 6, followed by the semi-final on December 8. The gold and bronze medal matches will be staged on December 10.
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The top four teams in the Asian Women’s Handball Championship will also qualify for the 27th Women’s Handball World Championship, scheduled to be held in Germany from November 27 to December 14, 2025.
Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024: Full Schedule & Match Timings (All times in IST)
Tuesday, 3rd December 2024
China vs Kazakhstan, 12pm
Japan vs Iran, 2pm
Republic of Korea vs Singapore, 4pm
India vs Hong Kong, 6pm
Wednesday, 4th December 2024
Singapore vs China, 12pm
Hong Kong vs China, 2pm
Kazakhstan vs Republic of Korea, 4pm
Iran vs India, 6pm
Friday, 6th December 2024
Kazakhstan vs Singapore, 12pm
Iran vs Hong Kong, 2pm
Republic of Korea vs China, 4pm
India vs Japan, 6pm
Sunday, 8th December 2024
3A vs 4B (5th – 8th placement matches), 12pm
3B vs 4A (5th – 8th placement matches), 2pm
1A vs 2B (Semi-Final), 4pm
1B vs 2A (Semi-Final), 6pm
Tuesday, 10th December, 2024
7th – 8th place match, 12pm
5th – 6th place match, 2pm
Bronze Medal match, 4pm
Gold Medal match, 6pm
Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024: Telecast & Live Streaming Details
The Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024 will be telecasted on DD Sports TV. Live Streaming of the matches will be available on SportCast India’s YouTube channel.
