Iran Earns Second Win at Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran defeated Thailand 28-21 in the 2022 Asian Women’s Junior Handball Championship on Saturday.
Iran was defeated against Kazakhstan 30-24 on Tuesday in its opening match and beat India 42-37 in its second match on Thursday.
The Iranian team will meet Uzbekistan on Sunday.
The 2022 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship has brought five teams, namely Kazakhstan, Iran, India, Uzbekistan and Thailand together in Almaty, Kazakhstan from March 7 to 14.
The competition is the 16th edition of the championship under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.
It also acts as the qualification tournament for the 2022 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, with top two teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Slovenia.
