The no. of events in sport was 18 . 7 August – 23 August 2008 was when it was held . 1905; 114 years ago (1905) is when Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad was founded  . 12 (from 4 confederations) teams participated in Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad . The official site of Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad is chicagomarathon.com . 144 from 63 nations were the competitors in Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad . Georgia Dome (artistic) were the venues of Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
The sport Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad has more than148 contenders  from more than 83 nations