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International Handball Federation

International Handball Federation
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websiteihf.info
History
Preceding organisationsInternational Amateur Athletic Federation
(1926–1928)
International Amateur Handball Federation
(1928–1946)
Year of formation12 July 1946 (1946-07-12)
Demographics
Membership size209 members
Affiliations
Other affiliation(s)
Governance
PresidentHassan Moustafa
Honorary president
Headquarters
Address
  • Peter Merian-Strasse 23, P.O. Box CH-4002, Basel
CountrySwitzerland
General directorAmal Khalifa
Official language(s)English, French and German
Main organIHF Congress
IHF Council
Finance
Company statusActive
Operating incomeIncrease CHF 7.24 million or US$ 7.84 million (in 2022)
Increase CHF 2.10 million or US$ 2.28 million (in 2023)
SponsorsGerflor
Hummel International
Sportfive
Molten Corporation
Regions

The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball.[1] 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. Hassan Moustafa from Egypt has been President of the IHF since 26 November 2000.

  1. ^ Krieger, Jörg; Duckworth, Austin (2021). "Annexation or fertile inclusion? The origins of handball's international organisational structures". Sport in History. 42 (2): 235–256. doi:10.1080/17460263.2021.1927810. ISSN 1746-0263. S2CID 236363980.

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