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Handball is a collective sport that uses hand-held balls, techniques such as moving, passing, catching, dribbling, shooting, blocking and stealing, and various offensive and defensive tactics.

Handball originated in Europe. The late 19th century, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Denmark have similar modern handball form of the game. In 1917, Hazel, a German sports instructor in Berlin, designed a collective game for women, which was not allowed to touch each other, in a similar form to modern handball. 1919 Karl Berlin, another PE teacher in Berlin "Schelenc improved Heizel's game with a smaller ball, requiring the ball handler to run three steps before passing the ball, allowing physical contact between both parties." Germany and Austria held in 1925 The first international handball match and handball movement spread from Central Europe to Northern Europe. In the 1940s, it was introduced from southern Europe to Africa and again in the Americas and Asia in the 1950s. Handball was introduced to countries such as Eastern Europe and then to other parts of the world Rise.

The first handball game athletes to 11 people, said 11-man handball. As the game is usually carried out outdoors, also known as outdoor handball. Handball was listed as a performance at the 1928-1932 Olympic Games. The 11th Olympic Games in 1936 held in Germany, handball was listed as the competition project. After the handball competition rules are not perfect and was canceled. As the 11-man handball can only be carried out outdoors, not suitable for cold in the Nordic winter. Therefore, at the beginning of the development of 11-man handball, some people in Denmark moved handball into the room to facilitate winter sports. This is the beginning of a seven-man handball. By the late 1960s, the 7-man handball replaced the 11-man handball. As the game is usually carried out indoors, 7-man handball is also called indoor handball. The 20th Olympic Games in 1972 held in Germany, handball again as the Olympic Games events.

11-man handball tended to be eliminated in the late 1960s and is currently only practiced in a handful of Nordic countries such as Germany.
The 7-man handball court is 40 meters long and 20 meters wide. The midline divides the arena into two equal half-time slots. The center of the venue at both ends of a width of 3 meters, 2 meters high goal. There is a radius of 6 meters in front of the goal area for the goal area, allowing only the goalkeeper activities. Two teams each played seven players, including one for the goalkeeper. When the game by the offensive midfielder kickoff at the midline, the two sides strive to goal in the goal outside the ball into the other goal, scoring 1 point. Score more wins. If foul shot, fined seven meters. After the goal, the losing team will re-kick off the middle line. Competition time is 60 minutes, two and a half points up and down, the middle of the rest for 10 minutes. If both sides draw the tie at the end of the match, after a break of 5 minutes, another 10-minute runoff match will take place. If still a draw, extend another 10 minutes. If flat, using a penalty seven meters way to determine the outcome.

In 1928, the International Handball Federation was established. In the same year, the first World Men's Seven-man Handball Championship was held in Germany and the regulation was held every four years thereafter.
In 1957 in Yugoslavia held the first world women's seven-man handball championship. Women's handball was listed as an official competition at the XXI Olympic Games in 1976. The first World Youth Handball Championship was held in Romania in 1977.
Currently the world's major handball competitions include the Olympic Games handball competition, the World Championships (adults and youth), the European Cup, as well as the continents Games and tournaments.
The current world handball strong countries: Croatia, France, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Denmark and Russia's men's team, Denmark, South Korea, Norway and Russia and other countries women's team