Feb 22, 2017, 9:05 PM

Female athletes reach Roll Ball World Cup finals

Female athletes reach Roll Ball World Cup finals

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Women’s roll ball team of Iran defeated Kenya to secure a place in finals of the 4th Roll Ball World Cup underway in Bangladesh.

Competing in the semifinals of the sportive event, female representatives of Iran offered eye-catching performances against Kenyan rivals and managed to pull out a decisive victory en route to the final showdown.

The African team opened the match with a goal though Iran’s female roll ball squad scored an equalizer later into the neck-on-neck encounter.

Iran’s second goal ignites Kenyan players as they managed to catch up though a third goal was netter by the Persian side who thrashed Kenya amid astonishment of experts in the tournament hall.

Bangladesh is hosting the fourth edition of Roll Ball World Cup with the participation of 40 teams. The mega event is being held at the newly constructed Sheikh Russell Roller Skating Complex in Dhaka from February 17 to 23 with 40 and 27 men’s and women’s team’s respectively.

In the men’s event, 16 teams from Asia, 11 from Africa, eight from Europe, three from South America and one from Oceania will take part splitting into eight groups. Women’s segment will also have eight groups.

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