TEHRAN – Iran lost to Kuwait 26-20 in their last Group A match of the 2022 Asian Junior Handball Championship on Wednesday and will play Pakistan on Friday in the 5–8th place semifinals.

The Iranian team had also lost to Saudi Arabia and South Korea.

The competition got underway in Manama, Bahrain on July 17 and will run until July 24.

It also acts as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship, with top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be jointly hosted by Germany and Greece.