International sports governing body organizing team handball
International Handball Federation
Sport
Handball
Other sports
Beach handball
Wheelchair handball
Official website
ihf.info
History
Preceding organisations
International Amateur Athletic Federation (1926–1928) International Amateur Handball Federation (1928–1946)
Year of formation
12 July 1946; 77 years ago (1946-07-12)
Demographics
Membership size
209 members
Affiliations
Other affiliation(s)
International Olympic Committee
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
Governance
President
Hassan Moustafa
Honorary president
Erwin Lanc
Headquarters
Address
Peter Merian-Strasse 23, P.O. Box CH-4002, Basel
Country
Switzerland
General director
Amal Khalifa
Official language(s)
English, French and German
Main organ
IHF Congress IHF Council
Finance
Company status
Active
Operating income
CHF 7.24 million or US$ 7.84 million (in 2022) CHF 2.10 million or US$ 2.28 million (in 2023)
Sponsors
Gerflor Hummel International Sportfive Molten Corporation
Regions
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America and Caribbean
Oceania
South and Central America
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.
^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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CHF 7.24 million or US$ 7.84 million (in 2022)