2026 European Women's Handball Championship

2026 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
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The 2026 EHF European Women's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2026, will be the 17th edition of the EHF European Women's Handball Championship.

The championship was originally scheduled to be arranged in Russia, but in view of the war in Ukraine, the championship will be arranged somewhere else.[1]

Bid process

Main article: 2026 European Women's Handball Championship bidding process

First bidding process

Bids

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[2]

On 20 October the final bids were presented. The Scandinavian bid was withdrawn, leaving Russia unopposed.[3][4]

Host selection

As only the Russian bid remained it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021.[5][6]

Second bidding process

On 4 July 2023, the EHF confirmed that Russia would not host the event due to the war in Ukraine,[7] and thus reopened the bidding process. On 25 October, the EHF announced the official bids.

Venues

The championship was planned to be arranged in Moscow and Saint Petersburg before Russia was stripped.

Qualification

Main article: 2026 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1
00Host April 2024
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

References

  1. ^ Mackay, Duncan (2023-07-04). "Russia stripped of 2026 European Women's Handball Championships". inside the games. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Seven nations bid for EHF Euros in 2026 and 2028". European Handball Federation. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ России, Федерация гандбола. "Россия – единственный кандидат на проведение женского Евро-2026". rushandball.ru.
  4. ^ "Schweiz bündelt Kräfte mit Spanien und Portugal: Ausrichter für Handball-Europameisterschaften zeichnen sich ab". handball world (in German). 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "EHF EURO hosts for 2026 & 2028 confirmed". European Handball Federation. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "The 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress". European Handball Federation. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ "EHF seeks alternative host for Women's EHF EURO 2026". eurohandball.com. 4 July 2023.

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