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Iran handball team overcomes Saudi Arabia in Olympic qualifier

Monday, 23 November 2015 12:48 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 23 November 2015 12:52 PM ]

This photo shows a view of the match between Iran men’s national handball team (players in red) and Saudi Arabia at the Asian Qualification Tournament for the Rio 2016 Olympics in al-Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2015.

The Iranian men’s national handball team has defeated Saudi Arabia at the 2015 Asian Qualification Tournament for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in Brazil next year.

On Sunday evening, the Iranian outfit got off to an encouraging start at the al-Duhail Handball Sports Hall in the Qatari capital city of Doha, and proved their dominance throughout the first period to go into the breather 14-11.

After the break, the Persians picked up where they left off, finally earning a 30-24 win over Saudi Arabia and progressing to the next round of the tournament.

Iran handball team suffered its only loss against the strong Qatari side on November 20. The Iranian squad put on a satisfactory display of skills but went down 32-17.

Iran sealed an emphatic win against the Asian powerhouse Japan by four points in a breath-taking and highly spirited match on November 18, and defeating the Samurais 31-27.

This photo shows a view of the match between Iran men’s national handball team (players in red) and Saudi Arabia at the Asian Qualification Tournament for the Rio 2016 Olympics in al-Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2015.

Iran scored a comfortable victory over Uzbekistan last Monday, defeating the Central Asian squad 33-18.

On November 14, the Iranians exhibited an admirable show of skills and strength during a competitive game against the Omani squad, and sank their opponents 39-31.

The 2015 Asian Qualification Tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics started in Doha, Qatar, on November 14 and will wrap up on November 27.

Australia, Bahrain, China, Iraq, Kuwait and South Korea were in Group A of the Asian qualifying games.

Iran had been drawn in Group B along with Japan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.

The handball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be held from August 6 to 21 at the Olympic Training Center.

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