South Korean men's junior handball team to participate in Poland World Championship
Jun 16, 2025
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South Korea's under-21 junior national team, led by head coach Kim Oh-kyun, left for Poland, where the 25th World Men's Junior Championship will be held, through Incheon International Airport on the 15th.
The competition will be held from the 18th to the 29th. Thirty-two countries will participate in the group stage, divided into eight groups of four countries. It is then ranked by tournament. South Korea was placed in Group C at this year's event. Sweden (11:15 p.m. on the 18th), Japan (1:30 a.m. on the 21st) and the U.S. (11:15 p.m. on the 21st) will play in the group stage at the Sosnowiec Arena in Poland.
South Korea is challenging itself with the runner-up members of the Asian Men's Junior Championship (U-20) last year. Coach Kim Oh-kyun said, `We are preparing with confidence as we are with proven players on the Asian stage. I will do my best to show the power of Korean handball on the world stage and help the players grow to the next level."
Meanwhile, South Korea will participate in the competition for the first time in six years since 2019. The 2021 tournament was not held due to COVID-19. In 2023, they failed to pass the regional qualifying round. Korea's best performance in this competition is ninth place in the 1989 competition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
