Qatar Beach Handball Team Kicks Off 8th Asian Championship Against Philippines

Kuwait, March 15 (QNA) - The Asian Handball Federation has announced the schedule of the eighth Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship which will be held in Iran from March 22nd to 28th and qualifies for the World Championships to be hosted by Greece next June. Six teams will participate in the tournament: Qatar, Oman, Iran, Vietnam, the Philippines, and India. The Qatari team will start its campaign against the Philippines on the opening day, March 22nd, facing Oman on the following day, playing third match with India on March 25th, fourth match with Vietnam on March 26th, and concludes its matches against Iran on the 28th of the same month. First and second teams qualify for the World Championships in Greece. Qatar team was crowned with the title of the last edition of the Championship, which was held in China in 2019, after defeated Oman 2-0 in the final match. (QNA)