Iran participating in Asian Junior Handball Championship

TEHRAN,June 30(MNA)--Iran will face Iraq on Saturday on the opening day of the 2012 Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship. Iran has been grouped in Pool B along with Japan, Macau and Hong Kong. The championship has brought together 14 Asian nations, namely host the Qatar and Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, South Korea, Macao, Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, Japan and Taiwan. The event is a qualifying tournament for the Men’s Junior World Championship 2013, which be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina.