Indian women’s junior handball team wins maiden gold at Asian junior championships

Hyderabad: Indian women’s handball team on Monday scripted history by clinching the country’s maiden gold medal in the Asian junior championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan and qualifying for the world championships later this year. The Indian team beat Thailand 41-18 in its fourth and final match on Monday to top the five-team tournament. India finished on […]

Hyderabad: Indian women’s handball team on Monday scripted history by clinching the country’s maiden gold medal in the Asian junior championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan and qualifying for the world championships later this year.

The Indian team beat Thailand 41-18 in its fourth and final match on Monday to top the five-team tournament. India finished on top of standings with six points – from three wins and one loss. The team beat Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, besides Thailand and lost to Iran.

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By virtue of the top-place finish, India qualified for the 23rd IHF Women’s Junior World Championships to be held in Slovenia from June 22 to July 3.

Handball Federation of India president A Jagan Mohan Rao and executive director Anandeshwar Pandey congratulated the team for its historic feat. “What an outstanding performance. History has been made. India is so proud of you girls. We won gold medal at the Asian Handball Junior Women’s Championship for the first time and qualified for the World Championship. It is a proud moment for me and our country,” the President of Handball Federation of India, Jagan Mohan Rao said.

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