Kuwait, May 16 (ONA) The Asian Handball Federation has set the period from October 7 to October 15 for a new date for the establishment of the 17th Asian Youth Handball Championship in Shiraz, Iran, which qualifies for the 2021 World Youth Handball Championship.

The Asian Championship was decided to be held during the period from 10 to 21 next July, and the date was changed after the coronavirus pandemic, as the Asian Handball Federation requested in its messages sent to the member associations in its system that wish to participate to send approval messages to determine the number of countries that wish to participate. Next June 15 will be the last date for applications for participation.

The Asian Handball Federation has expressed its approval to the participation of our national youth handball team in this tournament. The task of training the national team was entrusted to the national coach, Adel Al-Hassani, Bader Al-Tamtami as an assistant coach and a goalkeeper coach, and Jamal Al-Dugaishi as the team's manager. A suitable preparation program has been established for this participation, through which the Oman Handball Association seeks to achieve an advanced result that satisfies the aspirations of everyone after the Sultanate hosted the competitions of the 16th Asian Youth Championship in Dhofar Governorate in 2018.

The Executive Committee of the Asian Handball Federation decided to change the date of the 9th Asian Junior Championship, which was scheduled in the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan during the period from 15 to 26 next August, so that the new date will be from October 24 to November 3, 2020.

(ONA)