Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics explained

Size:150
Country:China
Dates:20–25 August
Num Teams:12
Confederations:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
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Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 20 to 25 August at the Jiangning Sports Center in Nanjing, China.

Qualification

A total of 6 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 14 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China is given the choice of entering a male or female team while the other places shall be decided by qualification events, namely five continental qualification tournaments.[1]

China chose to enter a girls' team[2] therefore the unoccupied boys' team was reallocated to the best placed continent at the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship (Europe). Furthermore Oceania did not organize a qualifying event for either gender thus the spots were reallocated.[3]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998. Furthermore, all qualified NOCs must either have a senior ranking in the top 40 on 1 January 2014 or finish ahead of a team ranked in the top 20 during the continental qualification tournament.

Boys

Event LocationDate Total Places Qualified Group
Host Nation - - 0
14–19 July 2013 2 B
A
16–24 August 2013 1 B
15–21 March 2014 2 A
B
1–5 April 2014 1 A
Oceania Qualification Event - Cancelled 0
TOTAL 6

Girls

Event LocationDate Total Places Qualified Group
Host Nation - - 1 B
15–25 August 2013 2 B
A
16–24 August 2013 1 A
22–31 August 2013 1 A
20–28 April 2014 1 B
Oceania Qualification Event - Cancelled 0
TOTAL 6

Schedule

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[4]

All times are CST (UTC+8)

Event Date Event Day Starting Time Event Details
August 20 Wednesday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 20 Wednesday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 22 Friday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 22 Friday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 24 Sunday 09:00 Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg
August 24 Sunday 11:00 Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg
August 24 Sunday 13:00
15:30
Girls' Semifinals
August 24 Sunday 18:00
20:30
Boys' Semifinals
August 25 Monday 09:00 Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg
August 25 Monday 11:00 Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg
August 25 Monday 13:00 Girls' Bronze Medal Match
August 25 Monday 15:30 Boys' Bronze Medal Match
August 25 Monday 18:00 Girls' Gold Medal Match
August 25 Monday 20:30 Boys' Gold Medal Match

Medal summary

Events

Boys'
Girls'

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Qualification System: Handball . . July 2012 . 1 May 2014.
  2. News: All Youth Olympic Games participants confirmed – draw on Friday in Basle . . 30 April 2014 . 1 May 2014.
  3. News: Nine of twelve spots for Youth Olympic Games already confirmed . . 31 March 2014 . 1 May 2014.
  4. News: Sport Explanatory Brochure: Handball . Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee . 4 March 2014 . 1 May 2014.