Handball Women's World Championship Japan loses to Russia, Russia 5 December 22:34
In Kumamoto's World Championship of Handball Women in the first league round, Japan lost 23-33 to Russia, the candidate for victory, and won 2 wins and 2 losses.
The World Championship for Handball Women will be divided into four groups in 24 venues in five venues in Kumamoto Prefecture, and the top three countries of each group will advance to the secondary league.
Japan, who has won 2 wins and 1 loss in the 13th place in the world ranking, has played against Russia, the 2nd place in the world, who won the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the 4th game on the 5th.
In the first half of the year, the team was able to return to the 16th and 16th place with the same score in the first half.
However, in the second half, the opponent's hard defense prevented him from attacking, and he was defeated 23-33 by taking away the initiative of the game, such as allowing a consecutive goal loss with a counter attack.
Japan, who lost 2 wins and 2 losses in two consecutive losses, will play against China on the 6th after breaking through the first league.