| Women's handball at the 2019 South Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara  | ||||||
| Date | December 4, 2019–December 9, 2019 | ||||||
| Nations | 6 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Handball at the 2019 South Asian Games | ||
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| men | women | |
Women'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 33 | +53 | 4 |
 Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 2 |
 Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 0 |
| 4 December 2019 11:45 | India | 41 – 9 | Maldives | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (22 – 0) | ||||
| 5 December 2019 11:45 | Maldives | 27 – 32 | Pakistan | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (12 – 16) | ||||
| 6 December 2019 09:00 | Pakistan | 24 – 45 | India | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (6 – 27) | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 4 |
 Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 2 |
 Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 0 |
| 4 December 2019 09:00 | Nepal | 29 – 19 | Sri Lanka | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (17 – 13) | ||||
| 5 December 2019 09:00 | Nepal | 26 – 24 | Bangladesh | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (12 – 13) | ||||
| 6 December 2019 11:45 | Bangladesh | 34 – 13 | Sri Lanka | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (16 – 6) | ||||
| Semi-finals | Final match | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| India | 41 | |||||
| 9 December | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 13 | |||||
| India | 35 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Nepal | 21 | |||||
| Pakistan | 21 | |||||
| Nepal | 22 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 9 December | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 31 | |||||
| Pakistan | 15 | |||||
| 7 December 2019 13:45 | India | 41 – 13 | Bangladesh | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (20 – 8) | ||||
| 7 December 2019 16:00 | Pakistan | 21 – 22 | Nepal | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (11 – 8) | ||||
| 8 December 2019 09:15 | Bangladesh | 31 – 15 | Pakistan | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (17 – 15) | ||||
| 8 December 2019 16:15 | India | 35 – 21 | Nepal | Pokhara Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| (19 – 8) | ||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | India |
 | Nepal |
 | Bangladesh |
| 4 | Pakistan |
| 5 | Sri Lanka |
| 6 | Maldives |
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