The 3rd IHF Council Meeting was held on the fringe of
the 2018 IHF Super Globe in Doha, Qatar on October 18, with a number of
important items on the agenda.
The Council heard reports on and discussed past events
including previous Executive Committee meetings, the 2018 IHF Women's Junior
(U20) World Championship, the 2018 IHF Women's Youth (U18) World
Championship, and the 2018 IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World
Championships in Russia. Future items on the agenda included the 2019 Men's
Junior (U21) World Championship in Spain, the 2021 Men's World
Championship in Egypt, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and wild card
attribution for IHF World Championships.
A significant item of note discussed on Thursday
regarding World Championships is the expansion of the event, from 24 teams to
32. The Council made the decision to apply this expansion at the World
Championships – for senior, junior and youth in both genders – starting from
2021, with the goal of providing an opportunity for more nations to gain
experience on the biggest international stage.
Possibilities regarding qualification for World
Championships from the regions of North America and the Caribbean as well as
South and Central America were also discussed.
Furthermore, the decision of the IHF Ethics Commission
regarding the Chairwoman of the IHF Commission for Development as well as the decision
of the Court of Arbitration for Sport related to the Pan-American Team Handball
Federation were presented.