China registers mixed results in beach handball at 6th Asian Beach Games

SANYA, China, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Competition at the 6th Asian Beach Games officially began on Tuesday in Sanya, a coastal city in Hainan Province as host China posted one win and one loss on the opening day of the men's beach handball tournament.

China faced a tough challenge in its Group A opener against Bahrain. After losing the first set 14-8, the Chinese squad mounted a comeback in the second and held a cl