[Handball] Japan Men's National U-21 Team: Notification of Player Withdrawal from First Training Camp

Regarding the 1st training camp for the Japan Men's National U-21 (Junior) Handball team, which will be held from Friday, June 5th to Tuesday, June 9th at the Toyoda Gosei Health Management Center in Aichi Prefecture, we would like to inform you that the following player will be withdrawing from participation due to poor physical condition. There will be no additional call-up as a result of this withdrawal.

[Withdrawal] Tsukuru Kumagai (Meiji University) Reason for withdrawal: Poor physical condition

Please refer to this news for details regarding the training camp.

19th Men's Junior (U-21) Handball Asian Championship

Dates: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – Sunday, July 26, 2026

Location: Chuzhou, Anhui Province, China

Participating Teams (Preliminary Round Groups)

Group A: China, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong

Group B: Japan, South Korea, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, India, United Arab Emirates

*The top 4 teams will qualify for the 26th Men's Junior (U-21) Handball World Championship, which will be held in North Macedonia from June 23 to July 4, 2027.

About the Japan Men's National U-21 (Junior) Handball Team

[Eligibility]

・Players born on or after January 1, 2006 [Activity Schedule] ・2nd Training Camp: Early July (Planned) ・19th Men's Junior Asian Championship: From July 15 (Wed)