Iranian girls learn fate in junior handball world event
Iran was pitted against Romania, Brazil, and the Netherlands in Group A of the preliminary round in the 2024 IHF Women’s Junior (U20) World Championship – starting June 19 in North Macedonia.
The complete fixtures list is yet to be announced by the international governing body of the sport.
Iranian girls booked their place in the 24th edition of the tournament thanks to a fifth-place finish in last year’s Asian Junior Championship in Hong Kong, joining champion South Korea as well as China, Japan, and the Chinese Taipei.
The top two of the eight groups will progress to the main round of the world event, with the bottom two sides heading into the President’s Cup to decide the 17th-32nd spots.
In its maiden participation at the event in 2022, Iran stood bottom of the preliminary group with two defeats and a draw against Guinea, before a loss to Italy saw the country finish 30th in the final standing.