Iran Earns First Victory in FIBA U-19 World Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's U-19 basketball team beat China to earn its first victory in the FIBA U-19 World Championship.
On Saturday, the Iranian team defeated its Asian counterpart 64-59 at the Heraklion University Sports Hall in Heraklion, Greece.
Iran’s Ali Allahverdi scored 20 points and had seven rebounds.
Iran had previously lost to USA, Egypt, Croatia, Turkey and Serbia in the competition.
Iran will play Dominican Republic on Sunday in the Classification 13-14.
