The facility, managed by disabled sports charity WheelPower, will become the main base for the organisation.

It will host England Handball’s competitions as well as training camps for senior and junior level international players.

Coaching and refereeing courses will also be held at the Stadium in Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, along with youth development courses.

“We are delighted to have signed this agreement with Stoke Mandeville Stadium,” England Handball chief executive David Meli said.

“Handball is the most exciting, high scoring, action packed team sport that can be played anywhere by anyone.

“This agreement is another example of England Handball working with partners to provide the opportunity for anyone to be part of the handball community and be part of the excitement that is handball.”

England Handball national performance manager Mark Hawkins believes the venue is a perfect fit for the governing body and will help increase the profile of the sport in the country following Britain's first appearance in the Olympics at London 2012. 

“Stoke Mandeville Stadium is the perfect place to base England Handball’s National Training Centre,” he said.

“The facilities are second-to-none and having a national centre is the next step in the continued growth and development of handball in England.”

England Handball is one of three governing bodies for the sport in Britain, along with the Scotland Handball Association and British Handball, who are responsible for the elite-level men’s and women’s teams.

“We are delighted to welcome England Handball to the wide range of national governing bodies of sport who use our facilities at Stoke Mandeville Stadium to develop their athletes and officials,” WheelPower chief executive Martin McElhatton said.

“We look forward to supporting the growth of handball and exploring opportunities for disabled people to enjoy this exciting sport.”