Asian Handball Championship
The Handball Asian Cup is an Asian competition in handball, the. Among men since 1977, with women since 1987 at regular intervals, since 2000, held first in even years In the tournament of the Asian champion is determined among the Asian Men's Handball National Teams. In addition, the top three finishers qualify for the next World Handball Championship.
The first Asia Championship took place in 1977 in Kuwait, overall, the men's tournament has been held 15 times, most recently in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. The record winner with nine successes is the South Korean men's national handball team, which is also the reigning Asian champions.
The women's tournament to date has been ten times. In 2000, there were two sweeps. Record winner is also South Korea with nine titles.