Indian Railways take 48th Indian national women’s title

29 Dec. 2019

Indian Railways take 48th Indian national women’s title

From 22-27 December 2019, the 48th edition of the Handball Federation of India’s (HFI) ‘Senior Women’s National Handball Championship’ took place at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.

Indian Railways took the title, eventually beating Himachal Pradesh in the final 35:31 (21:15) after they withstood a second half onslaught where they were outscored 16:14. The Railway side had won their semi-final against Delhi easily, 32:15, while Himachal had made the final match with a 41:31 victory over Haryana.

Final Ranking

1 – Indian Railways
2 – Himachal Pradesh
3 – Delhi (joint)
3 – Haryana (joint)
5 – Uttar Pradesh
6 – Punjab
7 – Bihar
8 – Chhattisgarh

All games can be watched again on the HFI video channel, while the Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel has full TV productions of both semi-finals and the final.
 
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