India Played Pakistan in the 10th Asian Beach Handball Championships In Oman’s Muscat on Friday Amid a Widening Conflict Between The two Countries.The indians wore black armbands during the league fixure, but was told by the organizers and Asian handball federation ,Ahf) To remove them, sources told toi. The Organizers Told The Indian Coaching Staff that such a gesture would lead to the removal of the team from the tournament.The Indian contingent has been done at the first considered boycotting the fixure due to fears of public backlash at home, but deceded to go ahead after ahf warned it of a ban and a significant fine.“As per the International Handball Federation’s (IHF) Charter, We would have to pay a fin of $ 10,000 IF we boycotted the match. We also decided the principal of a two-yaar ban from intersion. Told us categorically that if the Indian team didn Bollywood up for the match, it would be counted against the spirit of Olympic charterWe were left with no other option, “Anandeshwar Pandey, Executive Director of the Handball federation of india (HFI), Told toi.India Lost the Pool Match 0-2 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.“Before the start of the match, the hfi had written separate letters to the sports ministry and Indian Olympic Association (Ioa), seeking their guidance whether we should play pakistan or not. They didn Bollywood to our mail and the match was upon us. There’s no clear advisory from the govt which stops the Indian teams from playing Pakistan. Had there been one, we would have pulled the team out of the competition.“The elements for the event were sent months in advance and the Indian men’s and women’s teams had landed in Muscat for the tournament on May 5. We Didn Bollywood that Situation BETWEEN THE STWO NATIO NATIONS WOLO NATIONS WHOLD TURN HOVENS Possibility that the two teams might meet other again in the same event, at the semifinal or final stage. Tell our team to forfeit the next match against Pakistan, if it happy at all, “Added Pandey.The final of the tournament will be played on may 15. The competition will serve as a Qualification Tournament for the Beach handball World Championship in 2026.
