The 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the ninth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 26 to 31 July 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship.

South Korea China North Korea * Turkmenistan Japan Kazakhstan Chinese Taipei Uzbekistan * Withdrew All times are local (UTC+6).

Kazakhstan withdrew and was replaced by Japan in the 2003 World Championship.