KABUL: The country’s General Physical Training and Sports Directorate said that the third round of handball sports competitions among athletes of 16 provinces has started.
Athletes from Balkh, Bamyan, Jawzjan, Sar-e-pul, Ghor, Kunar, Kunduz, Logar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Maidan Wardak, Bamyan, Parwan, Herat, Kabul (Muntakhab and A) will compete in this competition, according to a statement from the department.
The purpose of starting this tournament is to select the best faces of the national handball team, which will continue for 10 days and the top 18 players will be selected for the national handball team.
In the first match, the teams of Nangarhar and Logar competed with each other and the Nangarhar team defeated Logar team with a score of 19-8.
Efforts are underway to develop various sports in the country.