MAGNIFIC JAPAN SEAL SHOCK PARIS 2024 BERTH ASIAN MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTFor the second time in a row and for the sixth time in history, Japan men’s handball national team will take part in the Olympic Games, after winning the Asian Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament, which saw 11 teams battle for the ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Doha, Qatar, between 18 and 28 October.
10月18日至28日，11支球队在卡塔尔多哈争夺2024年巴黎奥运会门票。日本男子手球国家队在夺得巴黎奥运会亚洲区手球预选赛冠军后，将连续第二次、历史上第六次参加奥运会。
After not taking part in the 2022 AHF Asian Men’s Handball Championship and finishing third in the continental competition in 2020, as well as fourth at the recent 2022 Asian Games, which were played in September and October in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China, Japan were widely regarded as underdogs in the Asian Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament, with Bahrain and Qatar serving as the big favourites.
日本没有参加2022年亚洲男子手球锦标赛，他们在2020年亚洲男子手球锦标赛中获得第三名，在最近的2022年9月-10月杭州亚运会上获得第四名。日本在这次奥运会预选赛中并不被看好，巴林和卡塔尔被认为是夺冠的最大热门。
However, Japan delivered an outstanding performance throughout the 10 days of games in the Duhail Handball Sports Hall, sweeping their opponents, and creating a six-game winning streak to secure the coveted ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
然而，日本在杜海勒手球馆举行的为期10天的预选赛比赛中表现出色，创造了6连胜的成绩，横扫所有对手，取得了令人垂涎的2024年巴黎奥运会门票。
Coached by experienced Icelandic ace, Dagur Sigurdsson, Japan started the competition well, by sealing four wins in the five-team Group B, including a crucial one in the second match against Bahrain, 27:26, which set Japan up fantastically to win the group.
在经验丰富的冰岛籍王牌教练达于尔·西于尔兹松的率领下，日本在B组小组赛中取得了四场全胜，其中包括第二场对阵巴林的比赛中以27:26取得的关键胜利，这让日本梦幻般的成为了该小组的头名球队。
That win was doubled down by a win against the Islamic Republic of Iran (25:20), another hard-fought one against Kuwait, 32:30, and an easy one against Kazakhstan, 44:19, as Japan were joined by Bahrain in the semi-finals of the Asian Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament, after centre back Hussain Alsayyad scored nine goals in their wins against Kuwait (34:26) and Iran (28:24).
日本25比20战胜了伊朗、32比30艰难的战胜了科威特，44比19轻取哈萨克斯坦，巴林中后卫侯赛因·阿尔赛义德在34比26战胜科威特和28比24战胜伊朗的比赛中攻入9球，日本与巴林一起进入了奥运会预选赛的半决赛。
Meanwhile, in Group A, hosts Qatar had an excellent performance, sweeping their opponents with some clear wins, including a 39:25 one against the Republic of Korea, the second-placed side. Valero Rivera’s team, which aimed for their second appearance at the Olympic Games, after finishing eighth at Rio 2016, dominated the People’s Republic of China (34:25), India (48:14), the United Arab Emirates (31:23) and Saudi Arabia (33:24), to confirm their status as favourites, especially after winning the 2022 Asian Games in emphatic fashion.
与此同时，A组东道主卡塔尔取得了佳绩，39比25战胜了小组第二韩国，瓦莱罗·里维拉的球队在2016年里约奥运会上获得第八名后，渴望第二次参加奥运会，他们在34比25战胜中国、48比14战胜印度、31比23战胜阿联酋和33比24战胜沙特的比赛中占据了绝对优势，捍卫了他们的夺冠热门地位，尤其是在以突出的表现赢得2022年亚运会冠军后。
But Bahrain’s loss against Japan earlier meant that Qatar were going to face their fierce rivals in the semi-finals and that proved to be a decisive match. It was a nip-and-tuck battle, with Bahrain taking an early lead and never looking back, especially after a 3:0 run to start the second half opened a four-goal gap, 18:14.
但巴林早些时候输给日本，意味着卡塔尔将在半决赛中直接面对他们的劲巴林，这被认为是一场决定性的比赛。这是一场势均力敌的较量，巴林早早取得领先，并且从未落后，尤其是在下半场开始时以3:0的连续得分拉开了四球（18比14）的差距。
With experienced backs Rafael Capote and Frankis Carol Marzo combining for only four goals in the match, Bahrain withstood a Qatar comeback late in the game, as Moham Habib scored the decisive goal with 10 seconds left in the match, for a 30:29 win, which eliminated Qatar from any Olympic aspirations.
经验丰富的卡塔尔后卫卡波特和马尔佐在比赛中只进了4球，巴林在比赛后期顶住了卡塔尔的反击，穆罕穆德·哈比卜在比赛还剩10秒时攻入决定性进球，巴林以30比29战胜卡塔尔，使卡塔尔无缘奥运会。
In the other semi-final, Japan completed a superb match against the Republic of Korea, clinching a 34:23 win, one of their clearest in the competition, and earned the final berth, with a rematch against Bahrain, whom they had won against, 27:26, only a few days ago, on the cards.
在另一场半决赛中，日本和韩国进行了一场精彩的比赛，日本34比23干净利落的战胜韩国并获得了决赛席位，日本决赛对手是几天前曾以27比26战胜的巴林。
There were several pivotal moments in a match dominated by Japan, which had a star in centre back Kosuke Yasuhira. The former USAM Nimes and Orlen Wisla Plock player, who is now starring for North Macedonian powerhouse Vardar, dictated the tempo of the match, scoring 10 goals for his side, which had a 6:0 run close to the end of the first half and a 3:0 run in the second half.
在这场由日本主宰的比赛中，中后卫安平康介是日本的关键球星。这位前尼姆队和普洛克队、目前效力于北马其顿劲旅瓦尔达尔队的主力球员，掌控了比赛的节奏，他为他的球队打进了10球，上半场接近尾声时球队打出了6:0的比分，并在下半场打出了3:0的比分。
On the back of those performances, Japan sealed a crucial 32:29 win, sealing their place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the second consecutive appearance in the competition, after they had qualified as hosts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.最终，日本以强有力的表现，32比29取得了这场决赛的关键胜利，锁定了他们在2024年巴黎奥运会上的席位，这是他们以东道主获得2020年东京奥运会的参赛资格后连续第二次参加奥运会手球比赛。
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