From June 22 to 26, the Men's IHF Trophy – Central Asia Zone 3 handball tournament among youth national teams under 18 and 20 years old will be held in Almaty (Kazakhstan).

The tournament will be attended by the national teams of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Pakistan.

The Turkmen national under-20 team was prepared for the tournament by the coach-teacher of the 12th sports school of the Main Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the city of Ashgabat, Baigramgeldy Chulumbayev. And the national team of boys under 18 was prepared for a responsible start by the coach-teacher of the same sports school Nurgozel Ovezova.

It should be noted that Denmark is considered to be the birthplace of handball. Handball in its current form was invented by Danish football players at the turn of the XIX−XX centuries as a substitute for football for playing in winter.