The 2026 edition of the Asian Men’s Handball Championship will be held in Kuwait from 15 to 29 January.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Australia (AUS), Bahrain (BRN), Hong Kong, China (HGK), I.R. of Iran (IRI), India (IND), Iraq (IRQ), Jordan (JOR), Kuwait (KUW), Oman (OMA), P.R of China (CHN), Qatar (QAT), Republic of Korea (KOR), Saudi Arabia (KSA), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

DRAW

The draw event took place in Kuwait on Thursday 15 October 2025 at 17:30 local time.

Pots

Pot 1: Qatar, Japan, Bahrain, Kuwait
Pot 2: Republic of Korea, I. R. Iran, United Arab Emirates, Iraq
Pot 3: Saudi Arabia, P. R. China, Oman, Hong Kong, China 
Pot 4: India, Australia, Jordan

Results 

To find out more about the event, visit asianhandball.org.