Indian handball team hopeful about Asian

NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) may not have named the men’s handball team in the country’s contingent for the upcoming Asian Games as yet but the case for its inclusion got stronger after the Continental body said that Indian side is ranked seventh among the participating countries.
When the IOA released a list of 524 athletes for the Asian Games on July 5, the men’s handball was not included in it but surprisingly the Indian team featured in the draw of competition for the Games, conducted by the Asian Handball Federation. The Asian body today sent a letter to the national federation that the country’s handball team was ranked seventh among the participants. The IOA had said that it had named the contingent on the basis of the criteria that top six finishers in individual events and top eight finishers in team events were allowed to take part in the August 18 to September 2 Asian Games in Indonesia. (PTI)