Beach handball at the 2019 World Beach Games explained
Event: | Beach handball |
Competition: | 2019 World Beach Games |
Venue: | Al-Gharafa |
Dates: | 9–15 October |
Competitors: | 240 |
Next: | 2021 |
Beach handball competitions at the 2019 World Beach Games in Al Rayyan, Qatar are scheduled to be held from October 9 (a day before the opening ceremony) to October 14. The venue for the competition is located at Al-Gharafa. A total of twelve men's and twelve women's teams (each consisting up to 10 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 240 athletes are scheduled to compete.[1]
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee might enter up to one men's and one women's team in the handball tournaments. The qualification processes for the men's and women's events were similar. The host country was guaranteed an entry in each event, as was the Top five Beach Handball World Championships. 6 more spots were awarded to the winners of continental qualification tournaments (for Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America).
Men's qualification
Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | 14 June 2019 | | 1 | |
2018 World Championship[2] | 24–29 July 2018 | | 5 |
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| 21–24 February 2019 | | 1 | |
| 11–14 June 2019 | | 1 | |
| 11–14 June 2019 | | 1 | |
| 14–16 June 2019 | | 1 | |
| 15–22 June 2019 | | 1 | |
| 2–7 July 2019 | | 1 | |
Total | 12 | | |
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Women's qualification
Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| 24–29 July 2018 | | 5 |
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| 21–24 February 2019 | | 1 | |
| 11–14 June 2019 | | 1 | |
| 11–14 June 2019 | | 1 | |
| 14–16 June 2019 | | 1 | |
| 15–22 June 2019 | | 1 2 |
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| 2–7 July 2019 | | 1 | |
Total | 12 | | |
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Medal summary
Medalists
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: San Diego 2019 AWBG Technical Handbook for the NOCs. International Triathlon Union official website. San Diego 2019 AWBG. 30 December 2018.
- Web site: 2019 World Beach Games - qualification . IHF official website. IHF. 31 December 2018.