Six Olympic Qualification Tournaments will deliver the last 12 qualified teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Three tournaments for the men’s competition are scheduled between 14 and 17 March, while the three tournaments for the women’s competition are scheduled between 11 and 14 April.

The men’s Olympic Qualification Tournaments will be hosted by Granollers in Spain, Hanover in Germany and Tatabánya in Hungary, with the top two teams in each tournament sealing their tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

While the competitions in Hanover and Tatabánya, the Olympic Qualification Tournaments #2 and #3 are scheduled to be played on 14, 16 and 17 March, the Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in Granollers will take place on 14, 15 and 17 March.

The Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 will be played in the Palau d'Esports de Granollers, the arena which hosted the finals at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games and was also the host of the final weekend of the 2021 IHF Women’s World Championship with a capacity of 6,500 spectators. 

The ZAG Arena in Hanover with a capacity of 9,800 spectators in Germany, that is often used for handball events in Germany will be the host for the Olympic Qualification Tournament 2, while the Tatabánya Arena in Hungary, the fourth-largest handball arena in Hungary, with a capacity of 6,000 seats, is due to host the Olympic Qualification Tournament 3.

Hosts France, world champions Denmark, Pan American Games winners Argentina, the African champions Egypt, Sweden and Japan are the six teams which have already sealed their tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 – in Granollers (Spain)
Thursday, 14 March
18:30 CET Spain vs Bahrain
21:00 Slovenia vs Brazil

Friday, 15 March
18:30 CET Bahrain vs Brazil
21:00 CET Spain vs Slovenia

Sunday, 17 March
15:15 CET Slovenia vs Bahrain
17:45 CET Brazil vs Spain

Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 – in Hanover (Germany)
Thursday, 14 March
17:45 CET Germany vs Algeria
20:15 CET Croatia vs Austria

Saturday, 16 March
14:30 CET Germany vs Croatia
17:30 CET Algeria vs Austria

Sunday, 17 March
14:10 CET Austria vs Germany
16:45 CET Croatia vs Algeria

Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 – in Tatabánya (Hungary)
Thursday, 14 March
18:30 CET Norway vs Portugal
21:00 CET Hungary vs Tunisia

Saturday, 16 March
17:00 CET Portugal vs Tunisia
19:30 CET Norway vs Hungary

Sunday, 17 March
18:30 CET Tunisia vs Norway
21:00 CET Hungary vs Portugal

The three women’s tournaments are hosted by Debrecen in Hungary, Torrevieja in Spain and Neu-Ulm in Germany.

While the competitions in Debrecen and Torrevieja, the Olympic Qualification Tournaments #1 and #2 are scheduled to be played on 11, 12 and 14 April, the Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 in Neu-Ulm will take place on 11, 13 and 14 April.

The Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, which hosted matches at the 2021 IHF Women’s World Championship, with a capacity of 4,500 seats, will be one of the venues, while the Főnix Arena in Debrecen is due to host the competition in Hungary.

Already qualified for the Women’s Handball competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are France (hosts), Norway (2023 IHF Women's World Championship - runners-up), Denmark (EHF EURO 2022 runners-up), Brazil (2023 Pan American Games winners), Republic of Korea (Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners), Angola (African Olympic Qualification Tournament winners).

Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 – in Debrecen (Hungary)
Thursday, 11 April
15:30 CEST Hungary vs Cameroon
18:00 CEST Sweden vs Japan

Friday, 12 April 
18:00 CEST Sweden vs Hungary
20:30 CEST Japan vs Cameroon

Sunday, 14 April
16:45 CEST Cameroon vs Sweden
19:15 CEST Hungary vs Japan

Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 – in Torrevieja (Spain)
Thursday, 11 April
18:30 CEST Czechia vs Spain
21:00 CEST Netherlands vs Argentina

Friday, 12 April
18:30 CEST Netherlands vs Czechia
21:00 CEST Argentina vs Spain

Sunday, 14 April
15:30 CEST Czechia vs Argentina
18:00 CEST Spain vs Netherlands

Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 – in Neu-Ulm (Germany)
Thursday, 11 April
17:45 CEST Germany vs Slovenia
20:15 CEST Montenegro vs Paraguay

Saturday, 13 April
14:15 CEST Germany vs Montenegro
16:45 CEST Slovenia vs Paraguay

Sunday, 14 April
13:30 CEST Paraguay vs Germany
16:00 CEST Montenegro vs Slovenia