The 19th Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship was staged in Chuzhou, P.R. of China from 15 to 27 July 2026.

The event serves as qualification event for the 2027 IHF Men's Junior World Championship.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Bahrain (BRN), Chinese Taipei (TPE), Hong Kong, China (HKG), Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), India (IND), Japan (JPN), Kuwait (KUW), Oman (OMA), People's Republic of China (CHN), Qatar (QAT), Republic of Korea (KOR), Saudi Arabia (KSA), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

DRAW

The draw event was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.

Results 

Group A: CHN, BRN, KSA, OMA, TPE, HKG
Group B: JPN, KOR, IRI, KUW, QAT, IND, UAE

RANKING

1. Republic of Korea*
2. United Arab Emirates*
3. Saudi Arabia*
4. Bahrain*, 5. Kuwait, 6. Chinese Taipei, 7. I. R. Iran, 8. P. R. China, 9. Qatar, 10. Oman, 11. Japan, 12. Hong Kong,China, 13. India

*Qualified for the 2027 IHF Men's Junior World Championship.