Khalid bin Hamad Handball Cup gets underway today

TDT | Manama

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The first edition of the Khalid bin Hamad Handball Cup is scheduled to get underway this evening at the Bahrain Handball Association (BHA) arena in Um Al Hassam. The tournament begins with the preliminary round, which is set to feature three matches today and tomorrow. One of the fixtures will be played tonight starting at 6.30pm between Bahrain Club and Tubli.

Tomorrow, Al Ettifaq face Tadhamon at 5.30 pm and Al Ettihad face Al Dair at 7.30 pm.

The winners from the preliminaries will join five teams that have already made it into the quarter-final stage, including league champions Al Najma, Samaheej, Barbar, Al Shabab and Al Ahli. The tournament is being held under the patronage of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first vice-chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee president His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.