Publish Date: 12 November 2023 - 14:00

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Iran's men's national handball team discovered their fate at the 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship.

Team Melli have been drawn in Group B along with South Korea, China, and New Zealand.

The 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship will be the 21st edition of the championship scheduled to be held from Jan. 11 to 25, 2024 in Bahrain, under the aegis of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).

It will be the third time in history that the championship will be organized by the Bahrain Handball Federation. It also acts as a qualification tournament for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship, with the top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event.

Groups:

Group A: Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Chinese Taipei

Group B: Iran, South Korea, China, New Zealand

Group C: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, India, Japan

Group D: Bahrain, the UAE, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan

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