The 18th Asian Women’s Junior Handball Championship was held from 20 – 29 August 2025 at the Alpomish Ice Palace in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was the first time that the competition was hosted by the Handball Federation of Uzbekistan (HFU).
Additionally, the competition also served as a qualification tournament for the World Championship, with the top four (4) teams from the competition qualifying for the 25th IHF Women’s Junior (U20) Handball World Championship to be held from 24 June to 5 July 2026.
Teams
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong–China
Islamic Republic of Iran
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
P. R. China
India
Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea
Uzbekistan
- Host Uzbekistan was disqualified from the competition due to the participation of ineligible players.
Venue
Alpomish Ice Palace, Tashkent
Groups
The draw took place on Tuesday, 8th April 2025, from 15:00 hrs. onwards at The Republican Training Center for Olympic and Paralympic Sports in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The following were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:
- Ismoiljon Matkhalikov – HFU Secretary General
- Marwan Mazen – AHF Events Manager
Preliminary Groups
Group A
- Uzbekistan
- P. R. China
- Chinese Taipei
- Hong Kong–China
- India
Group B
- Republic of Korea
- Japan
- I. R. Iran
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
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