DOHA, June 12, 2018 – Qatar's Junior handball team will play two international friendly games against Japan on 19 and 21 June respectively, that in preparation for the upcoming 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship will take place from 16-26 June in Sultanate of Oman.
In this Asian handball championship, Qatar is pooled in group B alongside Iraq, Palestine and Syria, while group A includes, South Korea, Japan, China and Lebanon, group C includes KSA, Bahrain, Uzbekistan and China Taipei and group D includes Oman, Iran, India and Yemen.
2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship serves as qualifying tournament for 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship scheduled in Spain.