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Saudi Arabia defeats Iran handball team in Asian championship

Saturday, 16 January 2016 1:46 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 16 January 2016 1:47 PM ]

This photo shows a view of the match between Iran men’s national handball team (players in red) and Saudi Arabia at the 17th edition of the Asian Men’s Handball Championship in Bahrain on January 15, 2016.

The Iranian men’s national handball team has lost to Saudi Arabia at the 17th edition of the Asian Men’s Handball Championship in Bahrain.

On Friday evening, the Iranian squad put on a satisfactory display of skills during its Group B opening match at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium, also known as Isa Town Stadium, in Isa Town but eventually went down 21-26.

The Iranian sportsmen will take on Lebanon in their second match on Sunday.

Japan, Oman, South Korea and Syria are in Group A of the Asian Men’s Handball Championship.

Iran has been drawn in Group B along with host Bahrain, China, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the knock-out stage, where winners will contest the gold medal match and losers settle for the third-place fixture – both scheduled for January 28.

The 17th edition of the Asian Men’s Handball Championship started in Bahrain on January 15, 2016, and will finish on January 28.

The 17th edition of the Asian Men’s Handball Championship, which serves as a qualifying tournament for the 2017 Men’s Handball World Championship in France, opened in Bahrain on January 15, and will finish on January 28.

A great proportion of the games are set to be played at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, but a selection of placement matches will be staged at Bahrain Handball Federation Hall in the Bahraini capital city of Manama.

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