The 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the ninth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 26 to 31 July 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship. Kazakhstan won the tournament, but decided later to withdraw from the 2003 World Championship, giving the spot instead to Japan.
Draw Group AGroup B *
* Withdrew
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+6).
Group A
Group B
Placement 5th/6th
Final round
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing Rank Team 4 5 6 7
Team qualified for the 2003 World Championship Kazakhstan withdrew and was replaced by Japan in the 2003 World Championship.
References
External links Women Handball Asia 2002 Almaty (KAZ) 25.07-01.08 Winner Kazakhstan, todor66