2020 Men's Beach Handball World Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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The 2020 Men's Beach Handball World Championships would have been the ninth edition of the tournament.[1][2] Originally scheduled for 30 June to 5 July 2020 in Pescara, Italy, the tournament was planned to be rescheduled and moved to another host country, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
On 22 February 2021, the tournament was cancelled.[4]
Qualification[]
| Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | 
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| Defending champion | 1 |  Brazil
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| 2019 African Beach Games | 1 |  Tunisia
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| 2 |  Oman Qatar
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| 5 |  Croatia Denmark Hungary  Russia
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| 1 |  Australia
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| 2019 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship | 2 |  Argentina Uruguay
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| 2 |   United States
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| Wildcard | 1 |  Germany[5]
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References[]
- ^ "Italy will host the 2020 beach Handball World Championship". beachhandball2020.com. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "2020 Beach Handball World Championship presentation in Pescara". ihf.info. 17 December 2019.
- ^ "IHF events to be re-scheduled". ihf.info. 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Norway women and Germany men take final two spots at Pescara 2020". ihf.info. 11 February 2020.
External links[]
- Official website Archived 2019-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 2020 in handball
- Beach Handball World Championships
- Handball events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Handball events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic