The International Handball Federation (IHF) Congress throws off tomorrow, 25 October and concludes next Monday, 28 October.  Delegates from all around the world will meet at the Ritz-Carlton in Doha, Qatar.  Major items on the agenda include several elections, a presentation of the IHF’s plan for 2013-2017, several motions and the awarding of several junior and youth World Championship events.  Christer Ahl wrote 3 preview articles covering these major topics and links to those articles are below:

IHF Congress Preview
Part 1:  The Elections: Link
Part 2:  Budget, Planning, New Members, Events: Link
Part 3:  Proposed Changes in the IHF Statutes and other Motions: Link

The schedule of events for the Congress from the IHF Website:  Link

23 October: Meeting of IHF Executive Committee
24 October: IHF Council meeting
25 October: Meetings of the Continental Confederations including the Asian Handball Federation’s Electoral Congress
26 October: XXXIV Ordinary Congress of the IHF
27 October: XXXIV Ordinary Congress of the IHF including final banquet organized by the Organizing Committee of the 2015 Men’s World Championship in Qatar