TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The national Iranian men's sitting volleyball team defeated the United States 3-0 to advance to the semi-final of the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championship.

With the decisive 3-0 against the United States on Tuesday, the Iranian team has now advanced to the semi-final of the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championship. 

Iran gained decisive wins against the teams of Iraq, Kazakhstan and Croatia in the Group B of the competitions in the group stage to advance to the next round where the team won Japan 3-0 to enter the quarter-finals against the United States. 

The competitions started in Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital Sarajevo on November 4 and will wrap up on Nov. 11.

The Iranian sitting volleyball team won the United States on Tuesday in three straight sets (25:18, 25:15, and 25:17).

If Iran's sitting volleyball team wins in the semi-final match, it will qualify for the Paris Paralympic Games. The Iranian team has already participated in the Paralympic Games 9 times, winning 7 gold and 2 silver medals.

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