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Handball competitions '''at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics ''' will be held from August 9 to August 24 , at the National Indoor Stadium .


EVENTS

2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
  • Handball Men

  • Handball Women



QUALIFYING CRITERIA

An NOC may enter up to 1 men's and 1 women's team in the handball competitions.


Handball Men


Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
  • Tournament I:

  • ---Worlds 2nd: Poland

  • ---Worlds 7th: Spain

  • ---Europe:

  • ---Pan-America: Argentina

  • Tournament II:

  • ---Worlds 3rd: Denmark

  • ---Worlds 6th: Russia

  • ---Africa:

  • ---Top continent at the Worlds (Europe):

  • Tournament III:

  • ---Worlds 4th: France

  • ---Worlds 5th: Croatia

  • ---Asia: Korea

  • ---2nd continent at the Worlds (Africa):


This list is not final. If one of the teams from the Worlds wins the continental championship, it will automatically qualify and all lower ranked teams at the Worlds will move 1 place up giving the 8th-place team from the Worlds (Iceland) the chance to participate in the qualifying tournament.


Handball Women


Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
  • Tournament I:

  • ---Worlds 2nd:

  • ---Worlds 7th:

  • ---Europe: Russia

  • ---Pan-America: Cuba

  • Tournament II:

  • ---Worlds 3rd:

  • ---Worlds 6th:

  • ---Africa:

  • ---Top continent at the Worlds:

  • Tournament III:

  • ---Worlds 4th:

  • ---Worlds 5th:

  • ---Asia: Korea

  • ---Oceania(if ranked 8th-12th at the Worlds) or 2nd continent at the Worlds:



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