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Southeast Asian handball tournament opens in Vietnam' s HCM City

Xinhua, September 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

The fourth Southeast Asian Handball Championships kicked off here Wednesday, with the participation of China's Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

On the first day, the match between Vietnamese and Hong Kong women players ended in a draw, while Thailand easily beat Singapore. Meanwhile, Vietnamese men players defeated their Indonesia rivals.

Handball players are competing in a round-robin format in both the men's and women's categories. In the women' s category, Vietnam and Thailand are expected to vie for the trophy.

The Vietnamese women's team finished first in the three previous tournaments. Endi