Saudi Arabia Qualifies for 2025 Junior World Handball Championship

The Saudi team's path to the world championship was sealed with a victory over Oman. (SPA)
The Saudi team's path to the world championship was sealed with a victory over Oman. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Qualifies for 2025 Junior World Handball Championship

The Saudi team's path to the world championship was sealed with a victory over Oman. (SPA)
The Saudi team's path to the world championship was sealed with a victory over Oman. (SPA)

The Saudi junior handball team secured qualification for the 2025 edition of the Men's Junior World Championship in Poland after their victory in the 18th Asian Men's Junior (U21) Handball Championship in Amman, Jordan.

The Saudi team's path to the world championship was sealed with a victory over Oman, defeating them with a score of 37-23 in the final round of Group 2. The championship was exclusively for players born in 2004 and later and runs until July 25.

The Saudi team solidified their place in the global tournament by advancing to the semifinals and securing a second-place finish in Group 2.

They overcame Oman in the third and final round, won over Iran in the previous match, but faced a setback in the first round against Japan.

This feat marks the Saudi junior team's fifth qualification for the World Championship after previous showings in 1979, 1997, 2017, and 2023.



France Recalls Contaminated Olympic Water Bottles

Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP)
Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP)
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France Recalls Contaminated Olympic Water Bottles

Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP)
Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP)

French authorities have recalled Olympics-branded water bottles for children containing excessive levels of endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A, a week ahead of the Paris Games' opening.

The reusable bottles made by the Vilac company have "levels of Bisphenol A not in line with regulations" on products designed for contact with foods, government website Rappel Conso (Consumer Recall) said Friday, AFP reported.

The white-coloured flasks with beige, blue or red tops are branded with the Olympic rings, the Paris 2024 mascot or the Olympic flame.

People who have bought them should return them to the place of purchase, authorities said.

The bottles were sold in France from late August last year until the beginning of June.

Bisphenol A, once widely used in making food containers, has been banned in France since 2015.

Labelled an endocrine disruptor by France's food safety agency Anses, it is believed to be linked to health problems including breast cancer and infertility.