Alkass Digital
Qatar yesterday were placed in Group A along with Saudi Arabia and South Korea for the Asian Men’s Handball Qualification for 2024 Olympic Games.
Al Annabi, who will host the qualifying event, will also face the UAE, India and China in the group. The competition will take place from October 18 to 28.
The draw ceremony that took place at the Qatar Handball Association headquarters yesterday, pitted Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Japan and Kazakhstan in Group B.
The winner of the qualifiers will seal a spot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, while the runners-up will go into a play-off. The draw ceremony was attended by President of the Qatar Handball Federation Ahmed Al Shaabi, Vice President of the International Handball Federation and Treasurer of the Asian Handball Federation Bader Mohamed Al-Theyab. This will be the third time in a row that Qatar will be hosting handball Olympic qualifiers.
Mohamed Jaber Al Mulla, Secretary General of the Qatar Handball Association, thanked the Asian federation for its confidence in granting Qatar rights to host the qualifiers.