Oct 15, 2015, 4:27 PM

Wheelchair b-ballers defeat Saudi Arabia

Wheelchair b-ballers defeat Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) –Iran's national wheelchair basketball team won over Saudi Arabia, making its way to the pre-quarter finals of the Mitsubishi Electric 2015 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championship in Japan.

The Iranians earned a 123-32 win in an encounter against the Saudi Arabian team and having been advanced to the pre-quarter finals, they will play against China.

So far, Iran has won Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Chinese Taipei, while it suffered a defeat from Australia.

Iran had been drawn in Group A along with Australia, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia at the preliminary round.

Group B consisted of Afghanistan, China, host Japan, South Korea, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.

The Mitsubishi Electric 2015 IWBF Asia Oceania Championship started in Chiba, Japan, on October 10 and will wrap up on October 17.

 

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