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| National Iranian women's handball team |
Iranian female handball players have exhibited a brilliant performance in the preliminary round of the 14th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship in Indonesia, crushing the hosts.
Iranians overpowered the Indonesian squad 53-4 in their opener at Gedung Olah Raga sports hall of Yogyakarta city on Friday. The national Iranian women's handball team will play against North Korea in its second match of the preliminary round of the 2012 Asian Women's Handball Championship on Saturday.
A total of 12 teams are vying for the top place of Asian women’s handball.
Iran has been drawn in Group A along with China, Taiwan, Indonesia, North Korea and South Korea.
India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are in Group B.
The 2012 Asian Women's Handball Championship began on December 7, and will wrap up on December 16.
The tournament acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia.
