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S. Korea, Qatar beat Oman, Syria in Asia tourney

MANAMA, Jan 18 (KUNA) -- South Korea and Qatar respectively beat Oman and Syria in matches played here on Monday, as part of the Asia 17th handball tournament, proceeding in the Kingdom till January 28th.
The South Koreans narrowly clinched the hard victory, ending 23-22, however the Qataris easily overwhelmed the Syrians, with a 32-10 score, thus topping Group-1.
Group-2 comprises Bahrain, Lebanon, China, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran.
On Sunday, Iran and Bahrain beat Lebanon and China, respectively, while Saudi Arabia and the UAE equalized.
Four top winners will qualify to play in the world tournament, due in France next year. The Qatari team had already qualified for coming second in the previous tournament. (end) mga.rk