Match schedules for the IHF Tokyo Handball Qualification 2020 confirmed

The match schedules for the Men’s and Women’s IHF Tokyo Handball Qualification 2020 are confirmed.

The women’s events will take place in Spain, Hungary and Montenegro from 20 to 22 March, while the men’s will be held in France, Germany and Norway from 17 to 19 April.

Each qualifier is comprised of four teams. The two top-ranked nations in each qualifier will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo for the handball competition, played from 25 July to 9 August.

The match schedules for each event are as follows (all times local):

Women’s Tournament

Tournament 1 – Lliria, Spain

20 March 2020
Senegal vs Argentina 18:15 
Spain vs Sweden 21:00 

21 March 2020
Sweden vs Argentina 18:00 
Spain vs Senegal 20:30 

22 March 2020
Argentina vs Spain 18:30 
Sweden vs Senegal 21:00 

Tournament 2 – Györ, Hungary

20 March 2020
Kazakhstan vs Hungary 17:00 
Russia vs Serbia 20:00 

21 March 2020
Serbia vs Hungary 17:30 
Russia vs Kazakhstan 20:30

22 March 2020
Serbia vs Kazakhstan 17:30 
Hungary vs Russia 20:30 

Tournament 3 – Podgorica, Montenegro

20 March 2020
Romania vs Thailand 17:00 
Norway vs Montenegro 19:30 

21 March 2020
Montenegro vs Thailand 17:00 
Norway vs Romania 19:30 

22 March 2020
Montenegro vs Romania 16:00 
Thailand vs Norway 18:30 

Men’s tournament

Tournament 1 – Trondheim, Norway

17 April 2020 
Chile vs Republic of Korea 17:30 
Norway vs Brazil 20:00 

18 April 2020
Brazil vs Republic of Korea 17:30 
Norway vs Chile 20:00 

19 April 2020
Brazil vs Chile 17:30 
Republic of Korea vs Norway 20:00 

Tournament 2 – Paris, France

17 April 2020 
Tunisia vs Portugal 18:30 
France vs Croatia 21:00 

18 April 2020
Croatia vs Portugal 18:30 
France vs Tunisia 21:00 

19 April 2020
Croatia vs Tunisia 18:30 
Portugal vs France 21:00 

Tournament 3 – Berlin, Germany

17 April 2020 
Germany vs Sweden 17:15 
Slovenia vs Algeria 19:45 

18 April 2020
Germany vs Slovenia 17:15 
Sweden vs Algeria 19:45 

19 April 2020
Algeria vs Germany 15:45 
Sweden vs Slovenia 18:15 

Already qualified for Tokyo 2020

Twelve teams are already qualified for the Olympic Games. As hosts, Japan are qualified in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

The reigning world champions, Denmark in the men’s, and Netherlands in the women’s, are also qualified. In addition, representatives of each continent have secured their places at Tokyo 2020 via continental championships and qualification events: Spain, Egypt, Bahrain and Argentina in the men’s competition; France, Angola, Republic of Korea and Brazil in the women’s.