The 2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the twelfth
Asian Championship
An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports)
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, which was taking place from 21 to 30 November 2008 in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the
2009 World Women's Handball Championship in
China
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.
Draw
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+7
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).''
Group A
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Group B
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Placement 5th–10th
9th/10th
7th/8th
5th/6th
Final round
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
References
Japan Handball Federation
5 September 2009)
5 September 2009)
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Asian women championship
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International handball competitions hosted by Thailand
Asian Handball Championships
November 2008 sports events in Asia