TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s handball team lost to Turkey 36-28 in their opening match of the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) on Thursday.

Iran will play Guinea and the Maldives on Saturday and Monday in Group A, respectively.

Group B consists of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

The 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, known as Riyadh 2025, are an upcoming inter-continental multi-sport event organized by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), and will be held from Nov. 7 to 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The event has brought together more than 3,000 athletes from 57 nations, competing across 25 sports in pursuit of glory at one of the Islamic world’s premier multi-sport events.