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Handball is an indoor team sport in which two teams of seven players use their hands to throw a ball into the opponent's goal. Fast and physical, it is played on a 40 x 20 metre court featuring a goal area that outfield players may not enter. It blends speed, passing, jumping and shooting.

Score more goals than the opponent by throwing the ball into their net while preventing them from scoring in yours.

• •The ball is played with the hands; you may not touch it with the foot or the leg below the knee.
• •You may take a maximum of three steps while holding the ball, then you must dribble, pass or shoot.
• •Holding the ball for more than three seconds without acting is not allowed.
• •Only the goalkeeper may stand inside the goal area (the 6-metre zone); outfield players shoot by jumping over it and releasing the ball before landing.
• •Front contact to obstruct an opponent is tolerated, but holding, pushing or hitting is penalised.
• •A team has 7 players on court (6 outfield + 1 goalkeeper) with unlimited substitutions.