International Handball Federation facts for kids
Quick facts for kids International Handball Federation |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| History | |
| Preceding organisations | International Amateur Athletic Federation (1926 – 1928) International Amateur Handball Federation (1928 – 1946) |
| Year of formation | 12 July 1946 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Demographics | |
| Membership size | 209 members |
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| Governance | |
| President | Dr. Hassan Moustafa |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| General Director | Ms. Amal Khalifa |
| Official language(s) | English, French and German |
| Main organ | IHF Congress IHF Council |
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| Sponsors | Hummel International Lagardère Sports Grundfos Molten Corporation Gerflor |
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The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.
IHF was founded in 1946 to oversee international competitions. Headquartered in Basel, its membership now comprises 209 national federations. Each member country must each also be a member of one of the six regional confederations: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South and Central America. Dr. Hassan Moustafa from Egypt has been President of the IHF since 2000.
See also
In Spanish: Federación Internacional de Balonmano para niños
