The 1st IHF Women's U16 World Championship was held in Agadir, Morocco from 16 to 24 October 2026.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Argentina (ARG), Belarus (BLR), Egypt (EGY), Germany (GER), Guinea (GUI), Hungary (HUN), Kazakhstan (KAZ), Mexico (MEX), Morocco (MAR), Paraguay (PAR), People’s Republic of China (CHN), Russia (RUS), Switzerland (SUI), Tunisia (TUN), United States of America (USA), Uzbekistan (UZB)

DRAW

The draw event took place in Cairo, Egypt, on 24 September 2026 at 16:00 EEST.

Pots

Pot 1: GER, HUN, CHN, ARG
Pot 2: MAR, UZB, EGY, PAR
Pot 3: GUI, MEX, USA, SUI
Pot 4: KAZ, RUS, TUN, BLR

Results

FINAL RANKING

1. Germany
2. Hungary
3. Russia
4. P.R. of China, 5. Egypt, 6. Belarus, 7. Kazakhstan, 8. Uzbekistan, 9. Switzerland, 10. Paraguay, 11. Tunisia, 12. Morocco, 13. Guinea, 14. Argentina, 15. Mexico, 16. USA

ALL-STAR TEAM

Goalkeeper: Mercy Hacker (Germany)
Right wing: Nora Lueg (Germany) 
Right back: Taya Nagel (Germany)
Centre back: Yiran Song (People's Republic of China) 
Left back: Elizaveta Sapozhnikova (Russia) 
Left wing: Ekaterina Astafeva (Russia)
Line player: Shiman Li (People's Republic of China) 

MVP: Hanna Molnár (Hungary) 
Top scorer: Meishan Du (People's Republic of China) - 54 goals