Following are the results of the women's handball world championship at Olso, Norway, on Tuesday:

Group A (in Gjoevik):

Belarus drew with Poland 29-29

Czech Republic lost to Norway 21-30

Australia lost to Netherlands 16-26

Group B (Trondeim):

Austria bt Ukraine 26-25

Romania bt Cuba 37-19

France bt Ivory Coast 31-19

Group C (Kolding, Denmark):

Macedonia bt Japan 27-25

Germany bt Argentina 34-9

Denmark bt Angola 31-12

Group D (Lillehammer):

South Korea bt China 29-19

Hungary bt Brazil 22-13

Russia bt Congo 42-20