Pan-American Team Handball Federation
| Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) | |
| founding | May 23, 1977 |
| IHF membership | 1977 |
| President | Mario Moccia |
| Secretary General | Héctor Fernández |
| Members (approx.) | 26 full members and 3 associated associations |
| Seat |
Buenos Aires , Argentina
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| Website | panamhandball.org |
The Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) or Federación Panamericana de Handball is one of five continental federations of the International Handball Federation (IHF). It is the umbrella organization for handball in North America , Central America , the Caribbean and South America and has a total of 26 full members and three associated associations. The working languages are Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Since the beginning of 2017, the association has also been called the Pan-American Handball Federation and uses the new abbreviation PHF . The association logo has also been adapted accordingly.
Members
The PATHF has the following 26 associations as full members:
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North America and the Caribbean |
Central America |
South America |
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The PATHF is also associated with the associations from Guadeloupe , Martinique and French Guiana .
Conflict with the world association IHF
Within the world association IHF there have been plans since 2017 to divide the PATHF into two continental associations for the north and south of America. This led to a conflict with the PATHF. On January 14, 2018, the IHF Council suspended the PATHF and announced that it would host future qualifying tournaments for World Championships and Olympic Games. In addition, the IHF divided the handball federations of the Pan-American continent into two separate confederations:
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The PATHF rejected the IHF's decisions in a statement called an official statement on January 18, 2018 and announced legal action. The Pan-American federation, which also relies on the "overwhelming" support of its member federations, appealed against the geographical division to the IHF arbitration court on March 6, 2018. The PATHF justified the objection in a statement u. a. with formal errors during the decision-making process within the IHF.
In April 2018, the PATHF finally called the International Court of Sport (CAS) and, according to its own information, applied for the decision to split the IHF Congress in Antalya on November 11, 2017 and the IHF Council's decision to dissolve the PATHF on January 14, 2018 to be revoked. The CAS proceedings are pending . [outdated]
Web links
- Official website of the Pan-American Team Handball Federation
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Ryan: The IHF proposes a Pan American split (part 1): The pros and cons. In: TeamHandballNews.com. October 17, 2017, accessed January 21, 2018 .
- ^ IHF statement related to Pan-American continent. In: IHF.info. January 19, 2018, accessed January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Official Statement: PATHF rejects the attempt from IHF president, Hassan Moustafa, to destroy Pan-American handball. Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF), January 18, 2018, accessed on January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Comunicado: La PATHF exige a la IHF que respete el derecho a la legítima defensa de nuestra organización frente a sus intenciones por desguazarnos. Federación Panamericana de Handball (PATHF), March 12, 2018, accessed July 27, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ La PATHF recurrió al TAS contra la división que la Intenta imponer IHF y en defensa de los valores Olímpicos. Federación Panamericana de Handball (PATHF), April 23, 2018, accessed July 27, 2018 (Spanish).
