Sweden and hosts Japan earned places in the main round at the International Handball Federation Women's World Championship, despite having mixed fortunes in the penultimate round of group matches.
South Korea moved up to first place in Group B after the fourth round of matches at the International Handball Federation Women's World Championship in Japan.
Germany, Russia and Spain became the first nations to book their place in the main round of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Handball World Championship, maintaining their perfect starts to the event in Japan.
Norway maintained their winning start to the International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Handball World Championship by beating Slovenia in Minami-ku.
Defending champions France, beaten in their opening match at the International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Handball World Championship in Shibuya in Japan suffered further disappointment today as they were held 19-19 by Brazil.
Defending champions France had the worst possible start to their International Handball Federation (IHF) Women's Handball World Championship, losing to South Korea 29-27.
France will begin their defence of the women's world handball title in Japan tomorrow in an ideal frame of mind, having won all three games at the Japan Cup in Shibuya in the test event for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games competition.
Bahrain will play in the men's handball tournament at the Olympic Games for the first time, after beating South Korea in the final of the Asian qualifier in Doha.
South Korea will take on Bahrain in the Asian Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament, with a place at Tokyo 2020 on the line in Doha.
South Korea edged a thriller against Bahrain to overhaul their rivals into first place in Group B of the Asian Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 in Doha.
Hosts Qatar beat Saudi Arabia today to secure first place in Group A at the Asian Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020.
Bahrain beat Iran 29-26 today to make it two wins out of two in Group B at the Asian Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 in Qatar.
Hosts Qatar and Saudi Arabia both made it two wins out of two in Group A to advance through to the semi-finals of the Asian Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020.
Bahrain and Iran picked up wins in their opening Group B matches at the Asian Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020.
Qatar were away to a winning start in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's handball Asian qualifiers in front of their home crowd, with an emphatic 49-14 victory over Hong Kong, China at the Duhail Sports Arena in Doha.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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