15 September 2026 - WC Handball Australia At The World Championships 2026
Wheelchair Handball Australia is participating in the 2026 IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship, to be held in Granollers, Spain, from 16–20 September 2026. The tournament marks a milestone for the sport globally, with 12 nations from all continents represented for the first time in the competition’s history. In 4 groups the teams will play their matches on Wednesday 16 September and Thursday 17 September 2026. Saturday 19 September the quarterfinals and semi-finals will take place and Sunday 20 September the finals or medal matches will be played.
Group A; Spain, Libya, France
Group B: Australia, Japan, United States
Group C: Portugal, India, Brazil
Group D: Egypt, Chile, Lithuania
Japan and the United States will play their first match on Wednesday 16 September, while Australia will start playing their matches against USA (12pm local time) and Japan (18pm local time) on Thursday 17 September 2026.
It’s Australia’s first appearance at an official IHF 4-a-side World Championship, and Australia will debut alongside Libya and Lithuania. Australia is also the first-ever Oceanian nation to compete at an ihfworldhandball Wheelchair Handball World Championship.
The Wheelchair Handball World Championship is played 4-a-side with mixed-gender teams, requiring a minimum of one female player on court at all times — a format that reflects the sport’s inclusive foundations.
You can watch all the matches on www.youtube.com/@IHFcompetitions/streams
Aussie Team named including:
PLAYERS:
Natalie Alexander
Judeland Antony
Ava Edwards
Richard Engles
Christopher Henderson
Brianna Keyes
Caleb Logan
Lenny Redrose
Mitchell Stretton
STAFF:
Rowan Vergano
Eoin Murray
Kirsten Olyerhoek
Cameron Sullivan
Christopher O’Brien
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