2017 World Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 France |
| Dates | January 2017 |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 8 host cities) |
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The 2017 World Men's Handball Championship, will be the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, and will be held in France in January 2017.[1]
Bidding process
Denmark and France were bidding to host the 2017 Men's World Championships. The IHF Council awarded the Men’s and Women’s World Championships 2017 at their meeting on the fringes of the Women’s World Championships in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday 15 December 2011.[2]
Denmark was the co-host of the 1999 Women’s World Championship and host of the 1978 Men's World Championship. Denmark has also hosted the Women's EHF EURO twice and was awarded with the Men's EHF EURO 2014.
France hosted the Men's World Championships in 1970 and 2001 and was host of the 2007 Women's World Championship.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances1, 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Hosts | 15 December 2011 | 19 (1954, 1958,1961, 1964,1967,1970, 1978, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year
- 2 Italics indicates host country for that year
Venues
The championship will be played in the venues Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Lille, Paris-Bercy, Dunkerque, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes and the new arena in Nanterre as the venue for the final weekend.[2]
References
- ↑ "L'édition 2017 en France". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IHF Council awards World Championships". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
External links
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