Iran beat South Korea 2025 Asian U17 Handball Championship

TEHRAN – Iran defeated South Korea 31-25 at the 1st Asian Men’s U17 Handball Championship on Wednesday.

The young Persians, who had defeated Maldives 65-4 and Syria 44-22 in their first two matches, topped the Group with six points.

Iran are drawn in Group II along with Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar.

Group I consists of South Korea, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Chinese Taipei.

The competition started in Amman, Jordan, on Sept. 15 and will run until Sept. 25.

This championship marks the inaugural continental competition for the U17 men’s category in Asia.

It also serves as a qualification tournament for the 1st IHF Men’s U17 Handball World Championship, scheduled to take place in the Morocco from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1.

The top two teams from the Asian Championship will qualify for the World Championship.

The championship was previously scheduled to be held in July, but was postponed due to the conflict between Iran and Israel.