Handball at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

The handball tournaments at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya occurred between 7 August and 14 August 2021. The handball competition took place at Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall in Konya. 4 teams in 2 groups played in a single round-robin system with a one-day interval between each other, and the group competitions were completed in the first 6 days. On Day 7, semi-finals are played an on day 8, the third place and final competitions were played. Group winners and runners-up were cross-matched in the quarter-finals A1-B2 and A2-B1, Winners compete for Gold, and losers for Bronze Medals.[1][2]

Handball
at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
VenueSelçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall
Dates7–14 August 2022
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The Games were originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021 in Konya, Turkey.[3] In May 2020, the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), who are responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games, postponed the games as the 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed to July and August 2021, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

Medalists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men   Qatar
Abdelrahman Abdalla
Mohammed Abdelmageed
Nour Ahmed
Hamdi Ayed
Zineeooine Boumendjel
Faruk Colo
Amir Denguir
Ahmed Elmeniawy
Amine Guehis
Moustafa Heiba
Salem Jedaied
Hani Kakhi
Rayan Laribi
Ahmed Saleh
Mohamed Soussi
Rasheed Yusuff
Ameen Zakkar
Anis Zouaoui
  Turkey
Alper Aydın
Hüseyin Bereket
Enis Yatkın
Enis Harun Hacıoğlu
Baran Nalbantoğlu
Fatih Çalkamış
Sedat Yıldırım
Gökay Bilim
Atakan Şirin
Eray Karakoç
Durmuş Ali Tınkır
Cemal Kütahya
Doğukan Keser
Şevket Yağmuroğlu
Alper Aydın
İlkan Keleşoğlu
  Iran
Ehsan Aboueimehrizi
Younes Asari
Afshin Sadeghi Askari
Salaman Barbat
Mohammadmahdi Behnamnia
Sajad Esteki
Milad Ghalandari
Mojtaba Heidarpour
Mohammadreza Kazemi
Ali Kouhzad
Seyedalireza Mousavighalehmirzamani
Shahoo Nosrati
Mohammadreza Oraei
Ali Rahimikazerooni
Shahab Sadeghzadeh
Mohammad Siavoshishahenayati
Women   Turkey
Merve Durdu
Halime İslamoğlu
Kübra Sarıkaya
Elif Sıla Aydın
Emine Gökdemir
Bilgenur Öztürk
Neslihan Çalışkan
Betül Yılmaz
Ayşenur Sormaz
Yasemin Şahin
Gülcan Tügel
Beyza Karaçam
Merve Özbolluk
Cansu Akalın
|Ceren Demirçelen
Meryem Erdoğan
  Azerbaijan
Gunel Aliyeva
Alyona Barbakadze
Kamila Bayramova
Milica Grbavcevic
Azaliya Hasanova
Rana Hasanova
Elnara Ibrahimova
Vlada Kosmina
Minaya Mammadova
Irina Mikhalkovich
Madina Musayeva
Milana Rzayeva
Yelizaveta Salimova
Ulviyya Sharifova
Irana Shukurova
Sabina Smagina
  Cameroon
Manga Benedicte
Ngouoko Celeste
Ebanga Cyrielle
Efouba Farella
Megaptche Flore
Mbouchou Florette
Eyenga Jossy
Maffo Laure
Awu Bessong-Epah Linda
Feudji Lupin
Tenang Dzoyem Marie
Magba Michaella
Nock Arlette Nadia
Mben Noelle
Nyamsi Orchelle
Ateba Petronie
Kongnyuy Sifan
Nkomidio Prisca Therese
Yuoh Yvette
Ewodo Louise Yvonne

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Turkey)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Turkey*1102
2  Qatar1001
3  Azerbaijan0101
4  Cameroon0011
  Iran0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Men's tournament edit

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 56 52 +4 3 Semifinals
2   Qatar 2 1 1 0 49 47 +2 3
3   Morocco 2 0 0 2 45 51 −6 0 Fifth place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
8 August 2022
13:00
Qatar   22–20   Morocco Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

10 August 2022
11:00
Saudi Arabia   29–25   Morocco Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

12 August 2022
11:00
Qatar   27–27   Saudi Arabia Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 2 2 0 0 68 40 +28 4 Semifinals
2   Turkey (H) 2 1 0 1 49 45 +4 2
3   Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2 39 71 −32 0 Fifth place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
8 August 2022
15:00
Turkey   20–26   Iran Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(9–11)

10 August 2022
15:00
Azerbaijan   19–29   Turkey Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(9–11)

12 August 2022
15:00
Iran   42–20   Azerbaijan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(24–8)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 August – 15:00
 
 
  Saudi Arabia25
 
14 August –
 
  Turkey26
 
  Turkey23
 
13 August – 17:00
 
  Qatar26
 
  Iran23
 
 
  Qatar24
 
Third place
 
 
14 August –
 
 
  Saudi Arabia21
 
 
  Iran30

Semifinals edit

13 August 2022
15:00
Saudi Arabia   25–26   Turkey Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(15–16)
13 August 2022
17:00
Iran   23–24   Qatar Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(11–14)

Fifth place game edit

Cancelled Azerbaijan   10–0   Morocco Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

Bronze medal game edit

14 August 2022
13:00
Saudi Arabia   21–30   Iran Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(9–10)

Gold medal game edit

14 August 2022
18:00
Turkey   23–26   Qatar Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(10–14)

Women's tournament edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey (H) 3 3 0 0 127 62 +65 6 Semifinals
2   Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 99 89 +10 4
3   Senegal 3 1 0 2 95 87 +8 2 Fifth place game
4   Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 55 138 −83 0 Seventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
7 August 2022
11:00
Senegal   27–28   Uzbekistan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
7 August 2022
13:00
Bangladesh   10–51   Turkey Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(4–26)

9 August 2022
11:00
Senegal   23–34   Turkey Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(14–16)
9 August 2022
13:00
Uzbekistan   42–20   Bangladesh Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

11 August 2022
11:00
Senegal   45–25   Bangladesh Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
11 August 2022
13:00
Turkey   42–29   Uzbekistan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(23–14)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Azerbaijan 3 3 0 0 79 26 +53 6 Semifinals
2   Cameroon 3 2 0 1 52 39 +13 4
3   Iran 3 1 0 2 89 74 +15 2 Fifth place game
4   Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 15 96 −81 0 Seventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Cancelled Cameroon   0–10[note 1]   Azerbaijan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
7 August 2022
17:00
Afghanistan   6–43   Iran Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

9 August 2022
15:00
Cameroon   42–29   Iran Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
9 August 2022
17:00
Azerbaijan   43–9   Afghanistan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

11 August 2022
15:00
Cameroon   10–0   Afghanistan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
11 August 2022
17:00
Iran   17–26   Azerbaijan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 August
 
 
  Turkey34
 
14 August – 15:00
 
  Cameroon23
 
  Turkey30
 
13 August
 
  Azerbaijan24
 
  Azerbaijan40
 
 
  Uzbekistan27
 
Third place
 
 
14 August – 13:00
 
 
  Cameroon40
 
 
  Uzbekistan27

Semifinals edit

13 August 2022
11:00
Turkey   34–23   Cameroon Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(14–10)
13 August 2022
13:00
Azerbaijan   40–27   Uzbekistan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(19–13)

Seventh place game edit

12 August 2022 Afghanistan   20–33   Bangladesh Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

Fifth place game edit

12 August 2022 Senegal   25–24   Iran Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

Bronze medal game edit

14 August 2022
13:00
Cameroon   40–27   Uzbekistan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu

Gold medal game edit

14 August 2022
15:00
Turkey   30–24   Azerbaijan Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall, Selçuklu
(14–10)

Notes edit

  1. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 7 August 2022, was not played after the Cameroonian team did not arrive in time. It was counted as a 10–0 win for Azerbaijan.

References edit

  1. ^ 5th Islamic Solidarity Games
  2. ^ "Team sport draw results announced". konya2021.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Konya to host the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games". Daily Sabah. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ Ali, Muhammad (16 May 2020). "5th Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 in Turkey postponed". Daily Times. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ Iveson, Ali (17 May 2020). "Islamic Solidarity Games postponed to avoid Tokyo 2020 clash". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

External links edit