UAE and Bahrain aim to compete after all at handball worlds in Qatar

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 Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates want
to participate at the handball world championships in Qatar in
January after all, the ruling body IHF said on Tuesday.
The Handball Federation of Bahrain and the Handball Federation of the
United Arab Emirates have informed the International Handball
Federation about their wish to cancel their withdrawal from their
participation," the IHF said in a statement.
"Both Federations have expressed their preparedness and wish to
participate at this flagship event of the IHF."
The IHF said a final decision will be made by its council at a
meeting Friday in Germany.
Bahrain and the UAE pulled out of the tournament little over a week
ago for what were believed to be political reasons as Qatar has a
tense political relationship with its neighbours UAE, Bahrain and
Saudi Arabia.
UAE are drawn into Group C along with France, Sweden, Czech Republic,
Algeria and Egypt. Bahrain are in Group D with Argentina, Denmark,
Germany, Poland and Russia.