TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Iran gained an emphatic victory against Kyrgyzstan at the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia and Oceania Championship in Thailand on Wednesday.

Iranian women’s national ice hockey team thrashed Kyrgyzstan 26-0 in group B of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia and advanced to the semifinals of the competition.

Earlier, Iran defeated India 17-1 and Kuwait 20-0 in the tournament.

Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the UAE are in Group A.

After a single round-robin in each group, the first two teams from Group A will qualify for the semifinals and the remaining teams need to qualify for the semifinals against the best two teams coming from Group B.

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