2029 World Women's Handball Championship
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| tourney_name = World Women's Handball Championship
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| country = Spain
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| confederations = 5
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| previous = 2027 World Women's Handball Championship
| next = 2031 World Women's Handball Championship
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The 2029 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, will be the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will take place in Spain in December 2029.
Bidding process
In April 2023, the IHF stated that they were looking for bids.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/node/133241|title=Invitation to tender for the Senior World Championship 2029 and 2031|publisher=IHF|date=25 April 2023}} In the end, two nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament.
- {{CHN}} and {{RUS}}{{cite news |title=China and Russia considering joint bid for Women’s World Handball Championship |url=https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/articles/2022/04/05/china-and-russia-considering-joint-bid-for-womens-world-handball-championship/ |work=Around the Rings |publisher=Infobae |date=5 April 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121448/china-russia-world-handball-champs-bid|title=China may join forces with Russia to bid for World Women’s Handball Championship|date=4 April 2022|website=Inside the Games}}
The bids were confirmed on 1 March 2024:{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/2029-and-2031-ihf-world-championship-organising-rights-be-awarded-16-april|title=2029 and 2031 IHF World Championship organising rights to be awarded on 16 April|website=IHF|date=1 March 2024}}
- {{ESP}}{{cite news |title=España se postula para organizar el Campeonato del Mundo femenino de 2029 |url=https://www.rfebm.com/noticia/españa-se-postula-para-organizar-el-campeonato-del-mundo-femenino-de-2029 |publisher=Royal Spanish Handball Federation |date=20 March 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/masdeporte/balonmano/espana-opta-al-mundial-femenino-de-2029-n/|title=España opta al Mundial femenino de 2029|first=Enrique|last=Ojeda|date=20 March 2024|website=Diario AS}}
Spain was unanimously awarded on 16 April 2024 in Créteil, France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfebm.com/noticia/espa%C3%B1a-albergar%C3%A1-el-campeonato-del-mundo-femenino-de-2029|title=España albergará el Campeonato del Mundo Femenino de 2029|date=16 April 2024|publisher=Royal Spanish Handball Federation}}
Venues
The proposed venues are:https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/2024-05/6_council_minutes_FRA_2024_E.pdf
- Valencia – Roig Arena, capacity 16,000
- Malaga – Martín Carpena, capacity 11,300
- Santiago de Compostela – Fontes do Sar, capacity 6,666
- Irun – IAM Irun, capacity 5,000
The proposed venues are Galicia, Valencia, Malaga and Irún, with the latter to host the final phase.
Qualification
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| Competition
! Dates ! Host ! Vacancies ! Qualified |
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| Host nation
| 16 April 2024 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Créteil | align="center" | 1 | {{hbw|ESP}} |
| 2027 World Championship
| December 2027 | {{HUN}} | align="center" | 1 | |
| 2028 European Championship
| 30 November–17 December 2028 | {{DEN}} | align="center" rowspan="2" | 4 + ? | |
| European qualification
| | | |
| 2028 Asian Championship
| | | align="center" | 4 + ? | |
| 2028 South and Central American Championship
| | | align="center" | 3 + ? | |
| 2028 African Championship
| | | align="center" | 4 + ? | |
| 2029 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship
| | | align="center" | 1 + ? | |
| Wild card
| | | align="center"|1 or 2{{ref|N1|[1]}} | |
{{note|N1}}1. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finish within the top 5, they will qualify for the World Championships. If either finishes sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot.
Qualified teams
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Country !! class="unsortable" | Qualified as !! Qualification date !! class="unsortable" | Previous appearances in tournament{{efn-la|Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.}} | |||
| {{hbw|ESP}} | Host | {{dts|16 April 2024}} | 12 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) |
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References
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{{World Handball Championship}}
Category:2020s in women's handball
Category:2020s in Spanish women's sport
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