FIBA U-16 Asia Championship: Iran Comes 7th

FIBA U-16 Asia Championship: Iran Comes 7th
Iran finished in seventh place in the FIBA U-16 Asia Championship on Sunday.

The Iranian basketball team defeated Lebanon 95-82 in Foshan, China and came seventh.

Iran started the competition in Group C on a high note, defeating Macau (148-45) and Chinese Taipei (93-84) but failed to qualify for the FIBA U-17 Basketball World Cup after losing to New Zealand 69-73 on Friday.

The Iranian team also lost to South Korea 84-90 in 5-8 classification.

China, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines qualified for the FIBA U-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina as the top four teams.

The tournament is being held in Foshan, China from 2 to 8 April 2018.

Apr 9, 2018 09:06

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