DHAKA, Nov 12, 2019 (BSS)- The Bangladesh men’s and women’s handball teams will start their 13th South Asian (SA) Games campaign on December 4, three days after the start of South Asian biggest extravaganza, scheduled to be held on December 1-10 in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal.
All the men’s and women’s group matches will be held at National Sports Council in Pokhara. This time six countries will compete in handball. He grouping and fixture of the games already have been finalized.
Bangladesh men’s handball team placed in pool A along with India and the Maldives while the pool B consists with Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
On the other hand, Bangladesh women’s handball team pitted in group B along with Nepal and Sri Lanka while the Pool A consist with India , Pakistan and the Maldives.
Bangladesh men’s and women’s handball teams will start their campaign when they will face India and Nepal respectively on the opening day. On the following day (December 5) men’s handball team will meet the Maldives while women’s handball team take on Sri Lanka on December 6 in their respective group last matches.
The semifinals will be held on December 7 while the final is slated on December 9 following the third place and fourth place deciding matches.
The Bangladesh women’s and man’s handball teams won silver and bronze medals respectively in the 12th SA Games held in 2016.