TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s handball team defeated the Maldives 49-13 at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) on Monday.

Team Melli had previously lost to Turkey in Group A and defeated Guinea in their following match.

Group B consists of Azerbaijan Republic, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

The 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, known as Riyadh 2025, are an inter-continental multi-sport event organized by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), held from Nov. 7 to 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The event has brought together more than 3,000 athletes from 57 nations, competing across 25 sports in pursuit of glory at one of the Islamic world’s premier multi-sport events.