Baseball and Handball

Handball :
Handball has developed from a number of similar games, which were in existence at the start of the 20th century. These games were played in Central and Northern Europe and in 1926 Standard International Rules were established. In 1928 the International Amateur Handball Federation was established by 11 countries during the Summer Olympic Games. This body later became the present International Handball Federation.In the early part of the century Handball was an eleven-a-side game played outdoors on a soccer pitch and indeed this version of the game is still played by ‘Veterans’ in countries such as Austria and Germany.Indoor Handball was invented in the 1940s in Denmark.This is a 7aside game, played on a court slightly larger than a basketball court with smaller goals than its outdoor counterpart.
Indoor handball and the outdoor field version enjoyed equal popularity until the late 1960’s. In 1965 the Olympic Committee approved indoor handball for the Olympic Games and the name ‘Handball’ now refers exclusively to the indoors 7-a-side version.
The first IHF men’s indoor World Championships were held in 1954 and Sweden emerged as the champions. Three years later the first Ladies Championships Win Czechoslovakia. The Scandinavian countries, along with Germany and the former Soviet Union, were traditionally the powerhouses in world Handball. This has been changing over the past decade as the popularity of the sport has increased in the Southern and Western European countries as well as in the Far East. We now have very strong national teams from other nations France, Denmark, Egypt, and Korea.
in 1928 The sport's international governing body was first formed  as the Federation Internationale Handball Amateur, and took its current name in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1946 as the International Handball Federation (IHF). Avery Brundage the first president International Olympic Committee (IOC) of The IHF's.
Handball has always been a sport dominated by the European nations. In its formative years as an outdoor game, Germany, Austria and Denmark dominated in the international sphere, even though not many other nations outside Europe were playing the game.
The indoor game is now the more popular of the two types of handball. The outdoor variety is rarely played these days  mainly for special occasions or by purists.
In recent years, Beach Handball is a new outdoor version, played  naturally  on the sands of a beach. This variety is now recognised by the IHF and now has formal rules.
Handball is now played on every habitable continent on this planet. It is estimated that about 7 million players are registered with a club. Many of the European clubs are professional and professional clubs in Asia (in South Korea, China and Japan) are becoming established and are considered as very competitive on the international stage. Africa, Americas and Oceania mainly comprise of amateur clubs but are very enthusiastic.