The Kuwait Handball Association (

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: الاتحاد الكويتي لكرة اليد) (KHA) is the administrative and controlling body for

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

and

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in State of

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. KHA is a founder member of the

Asian Handball Federation 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 ...

(AHF) and member of the

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

(IHF) since 1970.

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

in Kuwait was founded by Sheikh

Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (; 10 August 1945 – 2 August 1990) was a member of the Kuwaiti ruling family, a military officer, and sports administrator. He was the founder of the Asian Handball Federation and Kuwait Olympic Comm ...

, who is a member of

House of Sabah The House of Sabah ( ''Āl Ṣabāḥ'') is the ruling family of Kuwait. History Origin The Al Sabah family originate from the Bani Utbah confederation. Prior to settling in Kuwait, the Al Sabah family were expelled from Umm Qasr in southern ...

, the ruling family of Kuwait. He was also the first President of KHA.

KHA Presidents

National teams

* Kuwait men's national handball team * Kuwait men's national junior handball team * Kuwait men's national youth handball team * Kuwait women's national handball team * Kuwait women's junior national handball team * Kuwait women's youth national handball team

Competitions hosted

2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship The 2020 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 16 to 27 January 2020. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2021 Wo ...

* 2018 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship * 2007 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship * 2002 West Asian Games * 2000 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship * 1995 Asian Men's Handball Championship * 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship

Affiliated members

* Al-Arabi SC *

Burgan SC Burgan Sports Club () is a professional sports club best known for its football team. Based in Al Farwaniyah, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Division One. player : ali ahmad faisal bash number 2 History 2014–15 inaugural season Burgan SC ...

* Al-Fahaheel FC *

Al-Jahra SC Al Jahra Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Jahra. They won the Kuwaiti Premier League once, in 1990. Al Jahra reached the Kuwait Emir Cup final twice in recent times, 1996 and 2002, where they lost to Al Arabi ...

Kazma SC Kazma Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional association football, football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League. Club history Naming The club is named after the area of Kathma, which is located 40 kilomete ...

* Khaitan SC *

Kuwait SC Kuwait Sports Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 19 times and has won over 50 trophies overall. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located i ...

* Al-Nasr SC *

Qadsia SC Al Qadsia Sporting Club () is a professional football club based in Kuwait City. Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 as ''Al-Jazira'', before being renamed to ''Al Qadsia SC'' on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwait Premier League ...

Al-Qurain SC Al-Qurain Sporting Club is one of the newer established sporting clubs in Kuwait. History After being founded in 2011, they joined the Kuwaiti Handball League the next season. Achievements and honors Handball Domestic *Kuwaiti handball Pre ...

* Al Sahel SC *

Al-Salmiya SC Al-Salmiya Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional association football, football club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League four times, most recently in 2000. They were founded in 1964 and the club covers a total area of 94 t ...

* Al-Shabab SC * Al-Sulaibikhat SC * Al Tadhamon SC *

Al-Yarmouk SC Al-Yarmouk Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional sports club located in the district of Mishref. It was established on 28 February 1965 in Failaka Island and was the only Kuwaiti club established outside mainland Kuwait at that time. The c ...

References

External links

* {{National members of the International Handball Federation Sports governing bodies in Kuwait Sports organizations established in 1966 1966 establishments in Kuwait