IWBF Asia Oceania Championships: Iran Routs New Zealand
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran earned its second successive victory in the IWBF (International Wheelchair Basketball Federation) Asia Oceania Championships.
Iran, who started the competition with an 85-31 win over Saudi Arabia on Monday, overpowered New Zealand 91-15 in Group C on Tuesday.
The debutant Iranian women team also lost to China 79-22 after the team was defeated against Japan 86-15 in the first day.
In the men’s competition, the 14 teams are divided into four pools and play a round-robin.
Defending champion Australia, who beat Iran 78-60 in the 2015 final, has been drawn in Group A alongside Chinese Taipei and Iraq.
Japan, the 2015 bronze medalists, is in Group B with Hong Kong and Kuwait.
Iran has been pitted against Thailand, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand in Group C.
Host China meets South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan in Group D.
The top two in each pool will progress through to the quarter-final.
The four semi-finalist will secure a ticket to the 2018 World Championships, scheduled to take place in Hamburg next year from August 17 to 26.