<p class="reg-lead">The International Handball Federation's competition regulations for indoor handball, in force from 21 August 2024.</p>
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<tr><td>Adoption</td><td><b>21 August 2024</b> — International Handball Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Chapter V of the IHF regulations</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — supersedes the edition of 14 January 2018</td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations govern</h2>
<p>This document is <strong>Chapter V</strong> of the IHF regulations and governs the staging of the International Handball Federation's competitions from beginning to end: conditions of participation, registration and team composition, the draw and competition format, host obligations, accommodation and transport, media and marketing, and equipment rules.</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from the edition of 14 January 2018</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">Scope narrowed to indoor handball</b>The title and scope of the document have been narrowed to <strong>indoor handball</strong>, and beach handball competitions have been moved to their own separate regulations. The document's structure has gone from seven chapters to eight.</li>
<li><b class="t">Addition of the men's U17 and women's U16 world championships</b>A new chapter is devoted to the <strong>men's U17 and women's U16</strong> world championships, which did not exist in the previous edition.</li>
<li><b class="t">Super Globe replaced by the world club championship</b>The chapter on the Super Globe has given way to a chapter on the <strong>world club championship</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Larger registration lists</b>The preliminary list has been increased from <strong>28 players to 35 players and 10 officials</strong>, and the final list, previously 16 players and 5 officials, is now <strong>18 players and 6 officials</strong>. Once the deadline has passed, the preliminary list is final and cannot be changed, even if fewer than 35 persons have been registered.</li>
<li><b class="t">Selection of the composition for each match through the platform</b>The composition for each match — <strong>16 players and a maximum of 5 officials</strong> — is selected from the final list of 18 players and six officials through the <strong>Player Management Platform</strong>, no later than one hour before the start of that match, and cannot be changed in any way once the deadline has passed. In the previous edition the final list was submitted once, on a paper form, one hour before the technical meeting.</li>
<li><b class="t">Composition of the delegation</b>The delegation entitled to take part comprises 24 persons — 18 players and 6 officials — and each national federation may increase it up to a maximum of 30 persons. The organiser bears the accommodation costs of 21 persons, and the team pays the costs of persons 22 to 24.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For participating federations, the change to the registration mechanism is the most important practical point: the larger preliminary list allows greater flexibility in selection, but its finality after the deadline means that any name left out can no longer be added; and the selection of the composition for each match through the platform has moved the deadlines from a single one at the start of the competition to one before each match.</p><p>For hosts, accommodation obligations and costs are calculated on the basis of that same 24-person delegation.</p>
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IHF Regulations for Competitions (Indoor Handball) 2024

<p class="reg-lead">The International Handball Federation's manual for the organisation of Wheelchair Handball World Championships, in force from 19 February 2021.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>19 February 2021</b> — approved by the IHF Council</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Chapter XXVIII of the International Handball Federation's body of regulations</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — thirteen articles</td></tr>
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<h2>What this document governs</h2>
<p>The regulations of the International Handball Federation (IHF) form a set of numbered chapters headed by the Statutes, each chapter governing one area. This document is <strong>Chapter XXVIII</strong> of that set.</p><p>The rights, duties and responsibilities of all parties involved in the preparation and staging of Wheelchair Handball World Championships. The basis for staging them is Article 3.2.5 of the IHF Statutes, which obliges the Federation to organise senior world championships.</p>
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<h2>Main themes of the document</h2>
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<li><b class="t">Candidature, award and draw</b>Article 1 sets out the candidature procedure: the application must be accompanied by a letter declaring the host federation's undertaking to comply with all organisational and protocol requirements, and <strong>evidence of the support of the national and regional authorities of the host country</strong> must also be provided.</li>
<li><b class="t">Infrastructure and accommodation</b>Articles 5 and 6 set the infrastructure and accommodation requirements; in wheelchair handball these requirements are bound up with accessibility and place a different burden on the host.</li>
<li><b class="t">Visits and workshop</b>Article 7 makes pre-event visits and coordination workshops mandatory.</li>
<li><b class="t">Financial obligations and media rights</b>Articles 8 and 9 determine the allocation of the financial burden and the ownership of media and marketing rights; under the Statutes those rights belong to the IHF.</li>
<li><b class="t">Rights and duties of teams</b>Articles 10 to 12 govern the registration, rights and duties of participating teams, as well as player eligibility, clothing and training sessions.</li>
<li><b class="t">Legal provisions</b>Article 13 is devoted to legal provisions and the competent adjudicating body.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For federations bidding to host, this document is read alongside the two other wheelchair handball documents: the rules of the game for the six-a-side and four-a-side formats, and the classification rules, which determine which player is entitled to compete in which sport class.</p>
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Notes related to the tag competition

IHF Regulations for Competitions (Indoor Handball) 2024

IHF Competition Manual for Wheelchair Handball World Championships 2021

Standard Contract for IHF Competitions