Iran handball team advances to Asian Championship next round

TEHRAN,Feb.2(MNA)--Iran booked a berth in the15th Asian Men's Handball Championship on Tuesday. In the competitions, which in underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, The Persians beat Japan 27-25 in a thrilling match in Group A in Hall of Youth Care. Group A: Korea, Japan, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait Group B: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan Iran has already lost to Kuwait (26-27) and South Korea (21-26) in the group matches and defeated Jordan (25-17). The three top ranked teams of the Asian Men's Championship will qualify for the 2013 IHF World Handball Championship in Spain.