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They were drawn up in Berlin, and the sport reached the Olympics in 1936. The figure is taken from International Handball Federation, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Indoor handball rules were written in 1917

They were drawn up in Berlin, and the sport reached the Olympics in 1936 Handball grew from older throwing games played outdoors in Denmark and Germany. The indoor version spread through Europe between the wars and became an Olympic sport for men in 1936 in its field form, then indoors from 1972. A women's event followed in 1976. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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International Handball Federation

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Indoor handball rules were written in 1917: the short answers

Where does this come from, and can I check it?: They were drawn up in Berlin, and the sport reached the Olympics in 1936. The figure is taken from International Handball Federation, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.