2023-12-11 04:39:00
The Korean women’s handball team finished its schedule with all losses in the World Championship finals.
South Korea’s Ubitna attempts to score in the match once morest Angola at the 26th World Women’s Handball Championship held in Trondheim, Norway on the 11th. /International Handball Federation
Korea, led by coach Henrik Signel (47, Sweden), lost 31 games to the African country Angola in the third and final match of Group 2 of the 26th World Women’s Handball Championship (co-hosted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden) held in Trondheim, Norway on the 11th. He lost by 33.
Korea, which finished the first half trailing 15-20, pulled the reins of pursuit in the second half. Shin Eun-ju (30, Incheon Metropolitan City Hall) scored in the 20th minute of the second half to narrow the gap to 3 points, but eventually raised the white flag.
‘Seoul City Hall duo’ Woo Bit-na (22) and Song Ji-young (27) played hard with 9 goals, 4 assists, and 7 goals and 1 assist, respectively, but might not prevent the defeat.
As a result, Korea recorded a total of 5 losses including the final league, and was ranked last among the 6 teams, failing to advance to the quarterfinals and being eliminated.
Korea was placed in Group C out of Groups A through H along with European countries such as Norway, Austria, and Greenland at this World Championships. The top three countries from each group advance to the final league, and in the final league, six countries are further divided into four groups, and the top two countries from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
Korea’s Song Ji-young attempts to score in the match once morest Angola at the 26th World Women’s Handball Championship held in Trondheim, Norway on the 11th. /International Handball Federation
Korea, which had previously ranked 3rd in the group stage (1 win, 2 losses) and advanced to Group 2 of the final league with 2 losses, bowed out once morest Angola on this day following Slovenia (27-31 loss) and France (22-32 loss). I suffered the disgrace of being ‘eliminated by all losses’. France (5 wins) and Norway (4 wins, 1 loss), one of the hosts, advanced to the quarterfinals by finishing first and second in their group.
The national team has made a strong march, starting with the Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Hiroshima, Japan last August, then participating in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September and October, and even participating in the current World Championships.
Korea has never missed a World Championship stage since 1978. This year is my 20th participation in the competition. Korea reached the top of the competition once in 1995, becoming the first non-European country to win the competition, making it a hot topic. In the previous competition, 2021, Korea ranked 14th out of 32 countries.
Korea’s final ranking in this tournament will be confirmed only following the other group matches in the final league are completed. The last time Korea made it to the quarterfinals was in the 2009 China tournament, 14 years ago, when it ranked 6th.
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