TEHRAN – Iran handball federation parted company with Serbian coach Veselin Vujovic on Tuesday.

The 62-year-old coach was named head coach of Team Melli in April 2022 and led the Persians at the 2023 IHF World Handball Championship, where they finished 24th out of 32 teams.

However, Iran showed poor performance in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China and failed to live up to expectations.

The federation has appointed former Iran’s youth coach Majid Rahimizadeh as Vujovic’s replacement.

Rahimizadeh will lead Iran at the 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship in Bahrain, where Iran have been drawn along with South Korea, China and New Zealand in Group B.