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Wheelchair Handball debutants make their mark in Spain The Australian Cyclones have touched down in Spain for their maiden IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship campaign, and while the results column shows two defeats, the Cyclones served up plenty of thunder against two of the tournament's strongest sides in their Pool B opening matches. Prior to Australia taking the court, Japan had opened the tournament with a dominant 2:0 win over the USA, setting the tone for what w

Tomorrow, the biggest stage in wheelchair handball opens its doors in Granollers, Spain — and for the first time ever, an Australian team will be there to take it on. The 2026 IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship (16–20 September) brings together 12 nations from all six continents for the first time in the event's history. Australia lines up alongside fellow debutants Libya and Lithuania, but it's our squad that carries a particular piece of history: Australia is the fi

One nation. One storm. One team. The Australian Cyclones. Wheelchair Handball Australia has today revealed the identity that will carry the nation's first-ever wheelchair handball team to the IHF World Championship: the Australian Cyclones. The name marks a defining moment for the sport in Australia, landing just weeks before the squad makes history as the first Oceanian nation ever to compete at the IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship, held in Granollers, Spain, from