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Qatar Beach Handball Team Kicks Off 8th Asian Championship Against Philippines

Qatar Beach Handball Team Kicks Off 8th Asian Championship Against Philippines

Qatar Olympic Committee

The Asian Handball Federation has announced the schedule of the eighth Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship which will be held in Iran from March 22 - 28 as it also acts as a qualifier for the World Championships to be hosted by Greece next June.

Six teams will participate in the tournament: Qatar, Oman, Iran, Vietnam, the Philippines, and India.

The Qatari team will start its campaign against the Philippines on the opening day, March 22, then facing Oman on the following day. Al Annabi's third match will be against India on March 25, whilst he fourth match with Vietnam will be played on March 26, and rounding off the competition will be the final match against Iran on March 28.

The teams that finished first and second will qualify for the World Championships in Greece.

Qatar were crowned champions of the last edition of the Championship, which was held in China in 2019, after defeating Oman 2-0 in the final match.