60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, Men's and Women's National Handball Team Super Match will be held in Cheongju on the 21st
Jun 12, 2025
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The Korea Handball Association announced on the 12th that the national men's and women's handball match between the two countries will be held at SK Hawks Arena in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province on the 21st to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan.
The handball match between Korea and Japan will resume for the first time in three years since it was held in Incheon in 2022. Since 2008, the two countries have held friendly matches to increase their competitiveness and strengthen friendly relations between the two countries through exchange matches. The previous record was 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses for the men's national team and 10 wins and 2 losses for the women. However, Japan's strength has improved recently, making it difficult to predict a victory or defeat. The Korean men's team lost to Japan in the Asian qualifying round for the 2023 Paris Olympics. There were also mixed feelings of joy and sorrow at the Asian Championships held last year. Korea finished fifth, but Japan finished second. The women's national team also won both the Korea-Japan 2022 and the Asian qualifiers for the 2023 Paris Olympics. However, they lost both the Hangzhou Asian Games a year later and the Asian Championships final last year.
The men's national team, led by head coach Cho Young-shin, has been training at Jincheon Training Center in Chungcheongbuk-do since May. The women's national team, led by head coach Lee Gye-cheong, recently went to Hungary's off-season training. The men's game will be held first at 1 p.m. The women's team starts at 4 p.m.
Kwak No-jung, president of the Korea Handball Association, said, `We are very happy to hold the Korea-Japan match in a meaningful year to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan. I hope that the friendly matches will enhance the international competitiveness of the two countries and strengthen the friendship between the countries."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
