2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship

The 2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship would have been the 9th edition of the Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship, a biannual championship in handball organised by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).

9th Asian Men's Youth (U-19) Handball Championship 2020
Tournament details
Host country Kazakhstan
DatesCancelled
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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It was originally scheduled to take place from 15 to 26 August 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

On 22 February 2021, the AHF cancelled the tournament because of the pandemic.[4]

Teams

Following 12 teams intended to participate in the championship.

  •  Bahrain
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  India
  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kuwait
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  South Korea
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  Uzbekistan

References
  1. "New dates set for Asian Men's Junior and Youth Championships". www.ihf.info. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. "منح البطولة الآسيوية ٩ للناشئين الي الاتحاد الكازاخستاني". AHF's Official Twitter Account. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "9th Asian Men's Youth (U-18) Handball Championship postponed". AHF's Official Facebook Page. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. "AHF decided to cancel 9th Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship". AHF Instagram Account. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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