India’s Menika attempts a shot during the second Group B match against Iran at the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024, in New Delhi, Wednesday (December 4, 2024).
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The Iran team came up with a spirited performance to beat host India 32-30, after leading 16-15 at half time in a group-B league match of the 20th Asian women’s handball championship at the KD Jadhav arena of the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.
Nastaran Koudzarifarahani top scored for the Iran team with seven goals, while Sefareh Rahmanian, Hdiseh Khorzoughi and Arezou Kiyaniara pumped five goals each.
For India, Bhawana continued to be the key performer with seven goals, while Menika, Priyanka Thakur, Shalini Thakur, Gulshan Sharma, Priyanka scored four goals each, and Sushma slotted three.
With Japan as the formidable team in the group, the loss to Iran was a knock-out punch for India’s aspirations to make the semifinals and qualify for the World Championship next year.
The third day of the league phase will be played on Friday, after a day’s rest.
The results (league):
Group-A: Korea bt Kazakhstan 30-20; China bt Singapore 47-10.
Group-B: Japan bt Hong Kong 47-6; Iran bt India 32-30.
Published – December 04, 2024 08:35 pm IST
