Asian Under-20 Team: The 18th Asian Junior Handball Championship will be held in Amman, the capital of Jordan, from July 14. This young player from Karnataka has created history by becoming the first player from Chikkamagaluru district to be selected for the Indian Under-20 team. reports on the achievements of the boy, who is also the only Kannadiga in the team. According to the information given, Yashas has represented the state handball team a record five times. While last time he was given the captaincy of the Karnataka state team. Yashas is the son of Girish and Taramani, residents of Chikkamagaluru district. He is a second year student of BE (Bachelor of Engineering) course and is studying it at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology (AIT). In similar news, Harshil Menaria of Udaipur-based Panera is another name to be included in the 18th Asian Youth Men’s Handball Championship team. According to Kailash Menaria, spokesperson of the Menaria community, Harshil received two silver medals while playing for the Rajasthan team. According to the information given, the game will be played at Princess Sumaya Hall in Amman. It will be organized by the Jordan Handball Federation for the third time. Earlier, the federation hosted the games in 2008 and 2016. Players born after 2004 participate in the Championships. The website further states that these games are qualification events for the 25th IHF Men’s World Youth (U21) Handball Championship to be held in Poland in June/July 2025. The top four teams of this championship will secure their place in the World Championship. The games began in Jordan on July 14 and are expected to run till July 25. Participating countries include Japan, Korea, Oman, India, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and others.
