Bahrain win third playoff match in Asian Handball Championship

Manama, Jan. 26 (BNA): Bahrain eased past Iran 36-26 in the final match of the play off phase of the 20th Asian Men’s Handball Championship. The match kicked off at 4 pm at the arena of the Ministry of Sports in the City of Dammam, in the Eastern Province, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The national squad which lead Group B with three wins will take on Group A second placed Saudi Arabia on Saturday at 6 pm in the semi final match. Led by Icelandic coach Aron Kristjánsson, the national team dominated the match, leading the adversary 19-10 at half-time. Bahrain squad has already sealed a spot, for the sixth time in its history, in the 2023 IHF World Cup, which will be co-organised by Sweden and Poland.