The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey – which are instead members of European Handball Federation (EHF). Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also EHF members. Hong Kong China and Macau, although not independent countries (both are Special regions of China), are also members of the AHF.
The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is in one way absolutely unique: during its history till date it had two Presidents - and they were father and son.
When in 1976 the federation was officially founded and Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was elected for president, the committed Sheikh had already put a lot of efforts and preparation work into it. In 1974, during the 7th Asian Games in Tehran (Iran), he applied as head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the executive committee for the inclusion of Handball into the sports programme and the foundation of a continental handball federation. The explanation was easy and convincing: meanwhile handball was widely spread in Asia. The leaders of the Asian Game accepted handball as an official sport and asked the Sheikh to act as interim president and to prepare the statutes of the federation. In this task he was supported by the Secretary General Syed Abul Hassan (Pakistan).[1]
^1 Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah died on 2 August 1990 during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait while defending Dasman Palace. Mohammed Ali Abul acted as Acting President till the war finished in 1991. ^2 Sheikh Ahmed step down from AHF Presidency following a guilty verdict against him in a Swiss forgery trial. Therefore, 1st Vice-President Yoshihide Watanabe was appointed as Acting President till further orders.
A dispute arises between the International Handball Federation (IHF) and the AHF following a controversial decision to replace referees of opening match of Asian Men's Handball Qualification Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics between Kuwait and South Korea played on 1 September 2007 in Toyota (Japan). AHF replaced experienced and IHF nominated German referees Lemme and Ulrich with Jordanian referees Al-Shoubaki and Hirzallah, neither of whom stood on the list of IHF-qualified referees having "IHF Status", meaning that they had not completed the Global Referees Training Programme (GRTP), a program established by the IHF for the development of IHF-level referees. The Jordanian referee pair completely destroyed the South Korean team with more than 20 wrong decisions only in first half of the match which favoured the Kuwaiti team. IHF COC Chairman Aleksandr Kozhukhov (Russia) who was appointed by IHF as supervisor for the event and member of AHF Technical Committee Khalaf Al-Enezi (Kuwait) intervened into the matter at half-time of the match and asked the referees to be fair but the South Korean team nevertheless could not get the result in their own favour losing the match by 28–20.
Later, on 17 December 2007, in an IHF Council meeting held in Paris (France), IHF decided not to approve the results of the event conduct by AHF and decided to replay both men's and women's events due to biased referee allegations. AHF objected against this decision and warned all the AHF member federations not to participate in the replay organised by IHF. Only South Korea and Japan participated in the IHF replay and South Korea won both men's and women's matches. On February 5, 2008, AHF imposed a fine of $1000 on both the Japan and South Korea and banned them from participating in any event organised by AHF until the fine is paid.[2]
When the matter becomes that complicated, both AHF and IHF mutually decided to took the case to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for decision. The Kazakhstan Handball Federation and Kuwait Handball Association also want to become a party in the case but CAS refused their appeal. On 20 May 2008, after hearing all the parties, CAS decided to approve the result of IHF men's replay and also approved the AHF organised women's event results.[3]
^"AHF History". Asian Handball Federation's Official Website. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^"Referee Questions for Handball and Badminton". www.aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
^"Original decision of CAS" (PDF). www.tas-cas.org. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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The Asian Handball Federation AHF is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia It has 44 member countries mostly located on the Asian continent but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia Azerbaijan Georgia Russian Federation and Turkey which are instead members of European Handball Federation EHF Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia Cyprus Armenia and Israel are also EHF members Hong Kong China and Macau although not independent countries both are Special regions of China are also members of the AHF Asian Handball Federation AHFSportHandballOther sportsBeach handballOfficial websitewww wbr asianhandball wbr orgHistoryYear of formation26 August 1974 49 years ago 1974 08 26 at Tehran Imperial State of IranDemographicsMembership size44 MembersAffiliationsInternational federationInternational Handball Federation IHF IHF member since1974Other affiliation s Olympic Council of AsiaGovernancePresidentAhmed Al Fahad Al Ahmed Al Sabah1st Vice PresidentYoshihide WatanabeSecretariatAddressSouth Surrah Al Salam Area Block 7 Street No 705 Villa 508Country KuwaitSecretary GeneralMuhammad ShafiqOfficial Language s English Official Arabic Also used for correspondences Number of staff8FinanceSponsorsAl Kass Sports ChannelsSK GroupGerflorMolten CorporationRegionsWestern AsiaCentral AsiaSouth AsiaSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaOne of IHF s six continental confederations the AHF was formed officially on 26 August 1974 in Tehran Imperial State of Iran on the sidelines of the 7th Asian Games 1974 The AHF headquarters is located in Kuwait City Kuwait Its current President is Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Ahmed Al Sabah from Kuwait who is a member of House of Al Sabah the ruling family of Kuwait Contents 1 History 2 Presidents 3 Secretary generals 4 Executive committee 5 Council 6 Commissions 7 Tournaments 7 1 AHF 7 2 Club 7 3 Beach 7 4 Zones 8 Current champions 9 Disputes 10 Members 11 Sponsors 12 References 13 External linksHistory editThe Asian Handball Federation AHF is in one way absolutely unique during its history till date it had two Presidents and they were father and son When in 1976 the federation was officially founded and Sheikh Fahad Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah was elected for president the committed Sheikh had already put a lot of efforts and preparation work into it In 1974 during the 7th Asian Games in Tehran Iran he applied as head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the executive committee for the inclusion of Handball into the sports programme and the foundation of a continental handball federation The explanation was easy and convincing meanwhile handball was widely spread in Asia The leaders of the Asian Game accepted handball as an official sport and asked the Sheikh to act as interim president and to prepare the statutes of the federation In this task he was supported by the Secretary General Syed Abul Hassan Pakistan 1 Presidents editS No Name Tenure1 nbsp Sheikh Fahad Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah 26 August 1974 2 August 1990 1 Acting nbsp Mohammed Ali Abul 2 August 1990 19912 nbsp Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Ahmed Al Sabah 1991 5 November 2021 2 Acting nbsp Yoshihide Watanabe 5 November 2021 present 1 Sheikh Fahad Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah died on 2 August 1990 during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait while defending Dasman Palace Mohammed Ali Abul acted as Acting President till the war finished in 1991 2 Sheikh Ahmed step down from AHF Presidency following a guilty verdict against him in a Swiss forgery trial Therefore 1st Vice President Yoshihide Watanabe was appointed as Acting President till further orders Secretary generals editS No Name Tenure1 nbsp Syad Abul Hassan 26 August 1974 26 November 20002 nbsp Dr Roshan Lal Anand 26 November 2000 25 October 20133 nbsp Muhammad Shafiq 25 October 2013 presentExecutive committee editFollowing is the AHF Executive Committee for 2017 2021 Designation NamePresident nbsp Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Ahmed Al Sabah1st Vice President nbsp Yoshihide WatanabeSecretary General nbsp Muhammad ShafiqTreasurer nbsp Bader Mohammad Al TheyabMember nbsp Ahmed Mohamed Abdulrab Al ShaabiCouncil editFollowing is the AHF Council for the term 2021 2025 Designation NamePresident nbsp Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah1st Vice President nbsp Yoshihide WatanabeVice President nbsp Ahmad Mohammed Abdulrab Al Shaabi nbsp Ali Mohamed Isa Eshaqi nbsp Dr Sari Hamdan Ghanima nbsp Ms Wang TaoSecretary General nbsp Muhammad ShafiqTreasurer nbsp Bader Mohammad Al TheyabCouncil Member nbsp Ameen Al Barwani nbsp Choi Jung suck nbsp Mohammed Julfar nbsp Sombat Kuruphan nbsp Alireza PakdelFemale Council Member nbsp Gulnara TurlykhanovaChairman of AHF COC nbsp Fadhel Al NemerChairman of AHF PRC nbsp Saleh bin AshourChairman of AHF CCM nbsp Prof Dr Chung Hyung kyunChairman of AHF MC nbsp Dr Katsuhiko SakumaChairman of AHF CPP nbsp Mitra NoorigollehjarehChairman of AHF MKC nbsp Mohammad Jaber Al MullaChairman of AHF UDC nbsp Ismoiljon MatkhalikovChairman of AHF CYSH nbsp Mohammed Al ArajeCommissions editFollowing are the AHF Commission members for the term 2017 2021 Commission Chairman MembersAHF Commission of Organizing and Competition COC nbsp Fadhel Al Nemer COC Members nbsp Issa Abdullah Al Jabri nbsp Ahmad Darwich nbsp Faisal Baqer nbsp Dr Anandeshwar Panday nbsp Noboru Goto nbsp Qiao Cheng nbsp Ms Hong Jeong hoAHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission PRC nbsp Saleh bin Ashour PRC Members nbsp Khalaf Al Enezi nbsp Zuhir Samha nbsp Dr Zain Al Abedin Bani Hani nbsp Wu Ruiting nbsp Minoru Nakada nbsp Dr Chatchai SangsukeeluxAHF Commission of Coaching and Methods CCM nbsp Prof Dr Chung Hyung Kyun CCM Members nbsp Alireza Habibi nbsp Amjad Karwani nbsp Dr Nabeel Taha Al Shehab nbsp Dr Taiysir Mansi nbsp Dhafer Sahib MohammedAHF Medical Commission MC nbsp Dr Katsuhiko Sakuma MC Members nbsp Dr Mohammad Saeid Rajaei nbsp Dr Hussein Al HaddadAHF Promotion and Public Relations Commission CPP nbsp Mitra Noorigollehjareh CPP Members nbsp Helmi Cheaib nbsp Husain Al Asfoor nbsp Othman Al Qasmi nbsp Ameen Al MuddaeaiTBA nbsp Matar Al Zarraa nbsp Kareem Abdullah Al RammahiAHF Marketing Commission MKC nbsp Mohammad Jaber Al Mulla MKC Members nbsp Daulet Turlykhanov nbsp Tamim Sulaiman nbsp Abed Naji Oudah nbsp Dr Nasser Saab Al Shammari nbsp Nasir Al Hammadi nbsp Ms Vivin CahyaniAHF Under Development Countries Commission UDC nbsp Ismoiljon Matkhalikov UDC Members nbsp Hamza Saleh Hamza nbsp Jamal Abuyousef nbsp Ms Nour Obeidat nbsp Tej Bahadur Gurung nbsp Francis Gihan Dalpethado nbsp Ms Mavjuda Matkhalikova nbsp Kim Kwang suAHF Commission of Youth and School Handball CYSH nbsp Mohammed Al Araje CYSH Members nbsp Moosa Al Bulushi nbsp Ms Joanna Franquelli nbsp Ms Samha Salem Al Ajmi nbsp Ms Abeer Ali Al Zadjali nbsp Mustafa Masyhur nbsp Ms Yang Li nbsp AHF Arbitration Commission AC NA AC Members nbsp Dr Abdulla Musfir Al Hayyan nbsp Ms Roya RahimiAHF Experts Commission EC NA EC Members nbsp Dr Khalid Al Sharji nbsp Abdullah Al Theyab nbsp Ali Hassan Al Aliwat nbsp Nasir Herz Allah nbsp Ms Oh Seong ok nbsp Yoon Kyung shin nbsp Ms Nasrein Abuhashieh nbsp Li Zhiwen nbsp Nabeel Bin Ashour nbsp Ulugbek IkromovAHF Women s Commission WC NA WC Members nbsp Mrs Gulnara Turlykhanova nbsp Ms Nguyễn Thị Như Quỳnh nbsp Ms Valentina Degtyareva nbsp Ms Mona Khalil Kamal nbsp Ms Dalal MohammadAHF Beach Handball Working Group BHWG NA BHWG Members nbsp Ismail Salem Mohammad nbsp Fadhil Ahmed Baqer nbsp Muhammad Imran nbsp Dr Mutasem Ahmad Khatatbeh nbsp Ms Long Peili nbsp Ms Sirintra PoburipanichTournaments editAHF edit Asian Men s Handball Championship Asian Women s Handball Championship Asian Men s Junior Handball Championship Asian Women s Junior Handball Championship Asian Men s Youth Handball Championship Asian Women s Youth Handball Championship Asian Games Asian Youth GamesClub edit Asian Club League Handball Championship Asian Women s Club League Handball ChampionshipBeach edit Asian Beach Handball Championship Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship Asian Beach GamesZones edit West Asia West Asian Women s Handball Championship West Asian GamesSouth Asia South Asian Men s Handball Championship South Asian Women s Handball Championship South Asian GamesSoutheast Asia Southeast Asian GamesEast Asia East Asian GamesCurrent champions editCategory Men s Women sSenior Handball Championship nbsp Qatar 2022 5 nbsp South Korea 2022 16 Asian Games nbsp Qatar 2018 2 nbsp South Korea 2018 7 Junior Handball Championship nbsp Japan 2022 1 nbsp India 2022 1 Asian Youth Games nbsp Qatar 2013 1 nbsp South Korea 2013 1 Youth Handball Championship nbsp South Korea 2022 3 nbsp Iran 2022 1 Beach Handball Championship nbsp Qatar 2023 6 nbsp Vietnam 2023 2 Asian Beach Games nbsp Qatar 2016 3 nbsp Vietnam 2016 1 Youth Beach Handball Championship nbsp Thailand 2016 1 nbsp China 2016 1 Club Handball Championship nbsp Al Najma 2028 5 nbsp Kaysar Club 2019 2 Titles Record titlesDisputes editA dispute arises between the International Handball Federation IHF and the AHF following a controversial decision to replace referees of opening match of Asian Men s Handball Qualification Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics between Kuwait and South Korea played on 1 September 2007 in Toyota Japan AHF replaced experienced and IHF nominated German referees Lemme and Ulrich with Jordanian referees Al Shoubaki and Hirzallah neither of whom stood on the list of IHF qualified referees having IHF Status meaning that they had not completed the Global Referees Training Programme GRTP a program established by the IHF for the development of IHF level referees The Jordanian referee pair completely destroyed the South Korean team with more than 20 wrong decisions only in first half of the match which favoured the Kuwaiti team IHF COC Chairman Aleksandr Kozhukhov Russia who was appointed by IHF as supervisor for the event and member of AHF Technical Committee Khalaf Al Enezi Kuwait intervened into the matter at half time of the match and asked the referees to be fair but the South Korean team nevertheless could not get the result in their own favour losing the match by 28 20 Later on 17 December 2007 in an IHF Council meeting held in Paris France IHF decided not to approve the results of the event conduct by AHF and decided to replay both men s and women s events due to biased referee allegations AHF objected against this decision and warned all the AHF member federations not to participate in the replay organised by IHF Only South Korea and Japan participated in the IHF replay and South Korea won both men s and women s matches On February 5 2008 AHF imposed a fine of 1000 on both the Japan and South Korea and banned them from participating in any event organised by AHF until the fine is paid 2 When the matter becomes that complicated both AHF and IHF mutually decided to took the case to Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS for decision The Kazakhstan Handball Federation and Kuwait Handball Association also want to become a party in the case but CAS refused their appeal On 20 May 2008 after hearing all the parties CAS decided to approve the result of IHF men s replay and also approved the AHF organised women s event results 3 Members editFirst level nbsp Bahrain nbsp China nbsp Iran nbsp Iraq nbsp Japan nbsp Kuwait nbsp Qatar nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp South Korea nbsp United Arab Emirates nbsp Oman Second level nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Jordan nbsp Kazakhstan nbsp Lebanon nbsp North Korea nbsp Syria nbsp Thailand Third level nbsp Afghanistan nbsp Bangladesh nbsp Bhutan nbsp Brunei nbsp Cambodia nbsp East Timor nbsp Hong Kong China nbsp India nbsp Indonesia nbsp Kyrgyzstan nbsp Laos nbsp Macau China nbsp Malaysia nbsp Maldives nbsp Mongolia nbsp Nepal nbsp Pakistan nbsp Palestine nbsp Philippines nbsp Singapore nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Turkmenistan nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Vietnam nbsp Yemen non active memberSponsors editAl Kass Sports Channel SK Group Molten Corporation GerflorReferences edit AHF History Asian Handball Federation s Official Website Retrieved 10 March 2020 Referee Questions for Handball and Badminton www aroundtherings com Retrieved 2 August 2008 Original decision of CAS PDF www tas cas org Retrieved 10 March 2020 External links editOfficial website in English and Arabic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asian Handball Federation amp oldid 1182301133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
