Uzbekistan won both the Junior and Youth titles at the International Handball Federation (IHF) Asia Zone III Men’s Trophy 2026, which concluded with the final matches and medal ceremony at the state-of-the-art Sports Complex of Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), New Campus.

Vice Chancellor GCUF Prof. Dr. Rauf-i-Azam attended the ceremony as chief guest along with RPO Sheikhupura Athar Ismail and RPO Faisalabad Inam-ur-Rehman. Muhammad Murtaza Noor, Advisor OIC-COMSTECH, attended as guest of honour. President of the Pakistan Handball Federation Haji Muhammad Shafiq welcomed the distinguished guests.

It was the 3rd time in Faisalabad history that the GC university hosted an international handball event of this scale at its modern sports complex.

Uzbekistan secured gold medals in both categories, while Pakistan won silver in the Junior category and bronze in the Youth category.

Teams from Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan participated in the tournament, providing young players an opportunity to demonstrate their talent and promote sporting ties among participating countries.

The event concluded with the distribution of medals and trophies among the winning teams.

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