Handball is an action-packed team sport played on the largest court of any Olympic
indoor ball game. We will show you the rules and highlights of handball.Teams of
seven players pass and dribble a ball up the court to throw the ball into the
opposition's goal, which happens often: spectators might see 60 goals or more in a
single match.
Handball was created and developed in Denmark, Sweden and Germany in the late
19th century. Originally played outdoors as field handball, the sport first appeared at
the Berlin 1936 Games. The modern indoor version made its Olympic debut at
Munich 1972. The first women's competition was held at the Montreal 1976 Games.
Handball has featured at every Olympic Games since. The International Handball
Federation (IHF), founded in 1946, is the administrative and governing body of
handball and beach handball. The IHF has 209 member federations.
Twelve teams will compete in both the men's and women's competitions at Tokyo
2020. Teams will begin in a group phase with the top eight nations progressing into
the knockout phase of the tournament.
Matches consist of two 30-minute halves. If teams are tied at the end of regular time
in the knockout phase, the match goes into overtime. If there is still no winner after
two overtime periods, each consisting of two five-minute halves, there will be a
penalty shoot-out. The winner is the team with the most goals.
Court players can only hold the ball for a maximum of three seconds and take a
maximum of three steps while holding it. While in the goal area, goalkeepers can
touch the ball with any part of their body and are not restricted by the threesecond/three-steps rule. Watch for goalkeepers leaving their goal area when not in
possession of the ball and taking part in the game as any other court player. Or,
watch them sprint off the court as they clear the way for a seventh field player to
enter, leaving the goal empty.
Challenging Europe's dominance
The only non-European country to win a medal in men's handball is Republic of
Korea, who took silver at the Seoul 1988 Games. That country has, however, been a
perennial contender in the women's competition, winning six medals including gold
at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992.
At the Rio 2016 Games, Denmark, France and Germany won the gold, silver and
bronze medals in the men's competition. In the women's tournament, Russia, France
and Norway won the gold, silver and bronze medals.
As handball continues to grow in popularity around the world, men's and women's
teams from Africa, South America and the Middle East will also contend for medals
— together, of course, with host nation Japan. 手球是一項充滿動作的團隊運動,在
任何奧運會室內球賽的最大球場上進行。我們將在一分鐘內向您展示手球的規
則和亮點。無論您是熟悉手球還是想瞭解更多,"一分鐘,一項運動"都解釋了這項
運動及其工作原理。七名球員傳球和運球到球場上將球扔進對手的球門,這種情
況經常發生:觀眾在一場比賽中可能會看到 60 個或更多的進球。 手球在 19 世
紀末在丹麥、瑞典和德國創建和發展。這項運動最初是作為場地手球在戶外進
行的,最初出現在 1936 年柏林奧運會上。現代室內版於 1972 年慕尼克首次舉辦
奧運會。第一次女子比賽是在 1976 年蒙特利爾奧運會上舉行的。自那以後,手
球在每屆奧運會上都有特色。國際手球聯合會(IHF)成立於 1946 年,是手球運動
的行政和管理機構。國際基金會有 209 個成員聯合會。 12 支隊伍將參加 2020
年東京奧運會的男子和女子比賽。