The 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the eighth

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, which was taking place from 10 to 17 August 10 2000 in

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. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the

2001 World Women's Handball Championship The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held from 4 to 16 December 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano. Russia women's national handball team, Russia won their first title, beatin ...

Teams

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Placement 5th/6th

Final round

Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

External links

Results
{{Asian Handball Championship Asian H H Asian Handball Championships August 2000 sports events in Asia