Iran's women's junior national handball team ended the 24th IHF Women's Junior World Championship by defeating Uzbekistan, securing 27th place in the world.
This marked a three-step improvement for the team compared to the previous championship.
The team had previously suffered three successive losses against the Netherlands (34-11), Romania (33-15), and Brazil (30-22) in Group A.
Iran then lost to Tunisia (26-23) in Group I of the President's Cup but managed to secure a victory against Chile (27-25) in their following match.
The competition kicked off in North Macedonia on June 19 and will run until June 30.
IRNA