Bahrain Handball Federation

Beach Handball

HISTORYYear of formationDecember 1974; 49 years ago (1974-12)AFFILIATIONSInternational federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)IHF member since1978Continental associationAsian Handball Federation (AHF)National Olympic CommitteeBahrain Olympic CommitteeGOVERNING BODYPresidentAli Mohamed Isa Eshaqi

HEADQUARTERSAddress

Building 25, Road 6, Block 337, Al-Mahooz Avenue, Manama

CountryBahrain

Secretary GeneralKhaled Mohammed Al-Najem

The Bahrain Handball Federation (BHF) (Arabic: اتحاد البحرين لكرة اليد) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Founded in 1974, BHF is affiliated to the International Handball Federation and the Asian Handball Federation. BHF is also affiliated to the Bahrain Olympic Committee. It is based in Manama.^[1]

BHF Presidents

S. No.	Name	Term
1.	Mohammed Ali Abul	1974–1980
2.	Fawaz Al-Zayani	1980–1984
3.	Sheikh Daij bin Hamad Al-Khalifa	1984–2002
4.	Sheikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al-Khalifa	2002–2004
5.	Abdul Rahman Bu Ali	2004–2008
6.	Ali Mohamed Isa Eshaqi	2008 – Till date

Competitions hosted

International

2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

Continental

Handball

National teams

Bahrain

Club teams

Asia

Al-Najma SC

References

^ "Profile at IHF website". ihf.info. 20 April 2018.

External links

Bahrain Handball Federation at the IHF website.

Sports governing bodies in Bahrain (BRN)

Summer Olympic Sports

Aquatics
- Diving
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Water Polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rugby 7's
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
- inc. Beach Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports

Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Curling
Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
Ice Hockey
Luge
Skeleton
Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports

Air sports
Auto racing
Bandy
Baseball
Billiard Sports
Boules
Bowling
Bridge
Chess
Cricket
Dance sport
Floorball
Karate
Korfball
Lifesaving
Motorcycle racing
Mountaineering and Climbing
Netball
Orienteering
Pelota Vasca
Polo
Powerboating
Racquetball
Roller sports
Rugby
Softball
Sport climbing
Squash
Sumo
Surfing
Tug of war
Underwater sports
Water Ski
Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports

Others Sports

Rugby League
Rugby Union

Bahrain Olympic Committee

v t e National Members of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF)
West Asia (WAHF)	Bahrain Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAHF)	Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAHF)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAHF)	China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong, China Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea South Korea
Southeast Asia (SEAHF)	Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Asian Men's Handball Championship - Asian Women's Handball Championship

National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF)

African Handball
Confederation (CAHB)

Asian Handball
Federation (AHF)

European Handball
Federation (EHF)

North America and Caribbean
Handball Confederation
(NACHC)

Caribbean	ANT BAH BAR CAY CUB DMA DOM GLP GRN HAI IVB JAM LCA MTQ PUR SKN TTO
Northern America	CAN GRL MEX USA

Oceania Continent
Handball Federation
(OCHF)

South and
Central America
Handball Confederation
(SCAHC)

Central America	BIZ CRC ESA GUA HON NCA PAN
South America	ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU GUF GUY PAR PER URU VEN

Associated Members

ǂ = suspended by the IHF

v t e Sports governing bodies in Bahrain (BRN)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Bahrain Olympic Committee