Press Release u2014 The North American and Caribbean Handball Championships (NACHC)
Basseterre, St Kitts u2013 Wednesday 29th April 2026 u2014 The North American and Caribbean Handball Championships (NACHC) wrapped up an action-packed weekend of competition, at the Marriott Beach on Sunday 26th April 2026.
Team United States of America (USA) clinched the male competition with victory over Puerto Rico in a hard-fought tussle in the sand. Team USA won the womenu2019s section with some exciting and innovative movement of the ball. The international delegates here on island all agreed: this was u201ctop level handballu201d and that congratulations were due to all the teams.
Teams competing were: United States of America (USA), Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda and St Kitts and Nevis.
In all ten (10) male teams and seven (7) female teams. This was the biggest competition in the history of handball in NACHC.
The three (3) day event marked another step in promoting Handball in the smaller countries where handball is not a household name.
Final Standings u2014 Males: 1st United States of America; 2nd Puerto Rico; 3rd Mexico; 4th Trinidad and Tobago; 5th Canada; 6th Cuba; 7th St Kitts and Nevis; 8th Dominica; 9th Antigua and Barbuda; 10th Haiti.
Final Standings u2014 Females: 1st United States of America; 2nd Puerto Rico; 3rd Mexico; 4th Canada; 5th St Kitts and Nevis; 6th Antigua and Barbuda; 7th Haiti.