Saudi Arabia fall to Kuwait at Asian u-21 handball championship

Saudi Arabia have lost 26-30 to Kuwait in their second group match of the 17th Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship currently taking place in Manama, Bahrain.

The tournament acts as a qualifying competition for the 2023 International Handball Federation’s Men’s Junior World Championship taking place in Germany and Greece.

The defeat means the young Falcons are now third in Group A on two points, behind leaders South Korea, who beat Iran 32-27, and second placed Kuwait, who are on three points each. Iran remain bottom of the group with no points.

The Saudi national team wrap up their group matches on Wednesday against South Korea at Khalifa Sports City, while Kuwait take on Iran.