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Egypt U18 women's handball reaches World semis

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Egypt’s under‑18 under-18 women’s handball team continued its completed a historic run at the 2026 World Championship in Romania. After a record 83‑17 opening win over Fiji and topping Group A, the side secured Following a dramatic 30‑29 quarter‑final quarter-final victory over China on 6 August, becoming China, the first Egyptian junior women’s team to reach a World Championship semifinal. The semifinal against faced defending champions Spain is scheduled for in the semifinals on 7 August. Egypt narrowly lost the semifinal match 27-26. As a result of the semifinal loss, Egypt advanced to the third-place playoff. On 9 August, with the final set team was scheduled to face Denmark for 9 August the bronze medal at the Pitești Arena. Egypt entered the bronze medal match with a notable advantage, having previously defeated Denmark 23-22 during the earlier stages of the tournament. The tournament is championship was staged across Pitești, Craiova, Mioveni Mioveni, and Râmnicu Vâlcea. Egypt’s youth handball While Egypt achieved its first-ever advancement to a junior women’s world semifinal, host nation Romania finished 12th following a loss to the Netherlands in the 11-12 placement match. This success was highlighted alongside in handball stands in contrast to the early exit of the Egypt's senior women’s women's football team from the African Cup of Nations, underscoring contrasting fortunes in the country’s women’s sport programmes. The achievement reinforces the effectiveness of Egypt’s long‑term handball development pathway. Nations.

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  1. 2026-08-09 08:33 UTC Egypt U18 women's handball reaches World semis
  2. 2026-08-07 21:02 UTC Egypt U18 women's handball reaches World semis
  3. 2026-08-06 16:53 UTC Egypt U18 women's handball reaches semifinals
  4. 2026-08-05 09:35 UTC Egypt U18 women's handball success

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