Handball

📖 In short

Handball is a fast, exciting sport played by two teams of seven players, including the goalkeeper. Players pass the ball with their hands and try to throw it into the other team's goal. It's very popular in Arab countries and Europe.

🤩 Did you know?

A handball court is 40 meters long and 20 meters wide.
A match has two halves of 30 minutes each.
Handball is an Olympic sport.
Handball can also be played on the beach.

🔎 Find out more

🌟 Rules of the game

A player may take only three steps with the ball, then must bounce it, pass it or shoot. Nobody may enter the goal area except the goalkeeper.

🔍 Jumping and shooting

One of the best moments in handball is when a player leaps high over the goal area and shoots hard before touching the ground.

💡 The court

Handball is usually played indoors on a court 40 meters long and 20 meters wide, with a small goal at each end.

🎯 Arab champions

Arab teams are strong at handball, including Egypt, Tunisia and Qatar, which have won African and Asian championships and gone far in world championships.