Given their previous failure to snare direct tickets to Rio Olympics in the first round of 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament, the Iranian handball squad met Spain on Saturday at Malmö Arena of Malmö in Sweden at the second round of the qualifiers.
In a tough encounter, Iran failed to gain the much-needed victory conceding a 37-23 against Spanish rivals.
Previously, handball players of Iran had lost to host Sweden 34-19 missing the chance to secure slot for 2016 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament with the second defeat against Spain.
Iran was seeded in one group with Sweden, Slovenia and Spain at the second edition of 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament while only the top two teams will find their ways to Rio Olympics.
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