Just 175 days remain until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games get underway, and with a number of continental championships completing recently, the teams in both the men’s and women’s Olympic handball competitions are now halfway confirmed.

Both competitions at Tokyo 2020 will feature 12 nations each playing in two preliminary groups of six teams each, with the top four in both going through to the quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals and then final.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Men’s Competition: Qualified Teams

1. Japan (Host Nation)
2. Denmark (Winners – 2019 IHF Men’s World Championship)
3. Argentina (Winners – 2019 Pan American Games)
4. Bahrain (Winners – 2019 AHF Men’s Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament)
5. Spain (Winners – 2020 Men’s EHF EURO)
6. Egypt (Winners – 2020 CAHB Men’s African Championship)

To be confirmed from the Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQT) (17-19 April):

7. Norway/Brazil/Chile/Republic of Korea (Winners – OQT 1)
8. Norway/Brazil/Chile/Republic of Korea (Runners-Up – OQT 1)
9. France/Croatia/Tunisia/Portugal (Winners – OQT 2)
10. France/Croatia/Tunisia/Portugal (Runners-Up – OQT 2)
11. Germany/Sweden/Slovenia/Algeria (Winners – OQT 3)
12. Germany/Sweden/Slovenia/Algeria (Runners-Up – OQT 3)

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Women’s Competition: Qualified Teams

1. Japan (Host Nation)
2. Netherlands (Winners – 2019 IHF Women’s World Championship)
3. Brazil (Winners – 2019 Pan American Games)
4. Korea (Winners – 2019 AHF Women’s Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament)
5. France (Winners – 2018 Women’s EHF EURO)
6. Angola (Winners – 2018 CAHB Women’s African Championship)

To be confirmed from the Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQT) (20-22 March):

7. Spain/Sweden/Senegal/Argentina (Winners – OQT 1)
8. Spain/Sweden/Senegal/Argentina (Runners-Up – OQT 1)
9. Russia/Serbia/Kazakhstan/Hungary (Winners – OQT 2)
10. Russia/Serbia/Kazakhstan/Hungary (Runners-Up – OQT 2)
11. Norway/Montenegro/Romania/Thailand (Winners – OQT 3)
12. Norway/Montenegro/Romania/Thailand (Runners-Up – OQT 3)

For full details of the men’s and women’s match schedule at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games visit the official website.

*Updated as of February 12