Handball
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Ball and goals |
| World Games | Beach handball |
| sport | |
| Registered players | > 27 million (2016) |
| First played | Nicolaj Ernst |
| Nyborg | |
| Team members | 7 per side (including goalkeeper) |
| Contact | Limited |
| Awards | IHF World Player of the Year |
| IHF Certificate of Merit | |
| IHF Olympic Order | |
| IHF Cup of Honour and certificate | |
| IHF Referee's Diploma of Honour | |
| IHF Ring of Honour | |
| Equip | Ball and goals |
| First play | Berlin |
| World game | Beach handball |
| Countri or region | Europe |
| Highest govern bodi | IHF |
| Mixedsex | separate competitions |
| Downwards | Hummel 212554 HB |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 801636 |
Handball Life story
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.