
TEHRAN Iran finished in sixth place in the 2022 Asian Junior Handball Championship on Saturday.Iran lost to South Korea 33-26 in the 56th place.Japan will meet hosts Bahrain in the final match while Kuwait face Saudi Arabia in the bronze medal match.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.