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Team Handball Rules
Team Handball Rules
History
Team Handball originated in Europe in the1900s and recognizes over 140 countries as members of the International
handball Federation (IHF). Handball first appeared in the Olympics in the 1936 Berlin Games as an outdoor sport, with
11 players on a side. It was not played again at the Olympic games until 1972, where it was played indoors with 7
players on each side. Womens handball was added to the Olympic Games in 1976.