Publish Date: 29 November 2023 - 15:30

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Iran will open its 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship campaign with a match against Poland on Thursday.

Team Melli has been drawn in Group F along with Poland, Japan and Germany.

Iran will play Poland at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark.

Iran finished 31st in the previous edition and is going to earn a better place in this edition.

“We are the only women team in Iran to participate in the world championship and this is a great honor. I hope we can show a better performance than the previous edition,” Iran’s women’s team caretaker Elham Solouki said.

Iran will also meet Germany and Japan on December 2 and 4, respectively.

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