| Men's handball at the 2019 South Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara  | ||||||
| Date | December 4, 201O–December 9, 2019 | ||||||
| Nations | 6 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Handball at the 2019 South Asian Games | ||
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| men | women | |
Men's handball at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Pokhara, Nepal from December 4 to December 9, 2019. [1]
All times are Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 4 |
 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 2 |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 85 | −48 | 0 |
| 4 December 2019 16:00 | India | 42 – 33 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (22 – 19) | ||||
| 5 December 2019 16:00 | Bangladesh | 38 – 22 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (16 – 10) | ||||
| 6 December 2019 13:45 | India | 47 – 15 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (19 – 9) | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 4 |
 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 0 |
| 4 December 2019 13:45 | Nepal | 30 – 37 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (16 – 17) | ||||
| 5 December 2019 13:45 | Nepal | 19 – 43 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (7 – 22) | ||||
| 6 December 2019 16:00 | Pakistan | 42 – 20 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (20 – 10) | ||||
| Semi-finals | Final match | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| 39 | |||||
| 9 December | ||||||
| 32 | |||||
| 29 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| 30 | |||||
| 17 | |||||
| 28 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 9 December | ||||||
| 26 | |||||
| 23 | |||||
| 7 December 2019 13:45 | India | 39 – 32 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (18 – 11) | ||||
| 7 December 2019 16:00 | Bangladesh | 17 – 28 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (7 – 12) | ||||
| 9 December 2019 | Sri Lanka | 26 – 23 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (12 – 11) | ||||
| 9 December 2019 | India | 29 – 30 | | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara Referees: Khasan, Khusan (UZB) |
| (16 – 13) | ||||
| Rank | Team |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
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