Iran Fails to Advance to Asian Junior Handball C’ship Semis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran lost to Saudi Arabia and failed to book a place in the 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship semi-final on Sunday.
Iran had drawn 19-19 with Japan and 26-26 with Qatar in Group II of the competition underway at the Al-Saada Indoor Hall in Salalah, Oman.
The Iranian team had already defeated India 48-17, Yemen 49-19 and Oman 26-17 in Group D.
The 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, which is the 16th edition of the championship, is underway in Oman from July 16 to 26 under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.
It acts as the qualification tournament for the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.
Top three teams from the championship will directly qualify for the Junior World Championship to be held in Spain.
