TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iran defeated Senegal 39-29 in the 2022 International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Youth World Championship on Sunday.

 The young Iranian women's handball team defeated Senegal 39-29 in the 2022 International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Youth World Championship on Sunday, Tehran Times reported.

Iran had defeated Uzbekistan 47-31 in its opening match on Saturday.

Iran is scheduled to meet North Macedonia in Group B on Tuesday.

The 2022 IHF Women's Youth World Championship is ninth edition of the championship which is being held from 30 July to 10 Aug. in Skopje, North Macedonia under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).

Originally scheduled to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, it was moved to North Macedonia in April 2022.

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