Manama, Nov. 2 (BNA): The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) has selected the Kingdom of Bahrain to host the 17th Asian Men’s Handball Championship in January, 2016.
The championship will be the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 Men’s Handball World Championship in France.

President of the Bahrain Handball Association Ali Isa signed the hosting agreement with the members of AHF’s Executive Committee.

Bahrain also hosted the 16th edition in January, 2014, and its successful organisation was lauded by AHF officials.

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BNA 1310 GMT 2015/11/02