In 2013 was already held a Wheelchair Handball World Championship organised by Brazil.

[1] Since 2015 there exists the European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament.

On 26 October 2019 the first Meeting of IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group was held.

6 on 27 and 28 February 2020 in Cairo the IHF announced that there will be the first Wheelchair Handball World Championship already in 2020.

The IHF will add Wheelchair handball for the 2028 Summer Paralympics.