New York, USA - May 31, 2019: Daytime image of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 handball courts.

World Handball Council

World Handball

Picture Credit: New York, USA – May 31, 2019: Daytime image of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 handball courts By Alexandre Tziripouloff

New York, USA - May 31, 2019: Daytime image of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 handball courts.

Handball is described on the GAA Handball website as the only real GAA World Sport. The World Handball Council says Handball was first played in Ireland, and it is very popular throughout the United States of America and Canada, with the World Handball Players the top Pro Competition, and variations such as Inner City Handball. It is also played in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America, Australia and Japan.

New York, USA - May 31, 2019: Daytime image of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 handball courts.

World Handball Council

Picture Credit: New York, USA – May 31, 2019: Daytime image of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 handball courts By Alexandre Tziripouloff

The World Handball Council is the World Governing Body for the North American & Irish version of Handball.