FIBA U-16 Asia Championship: Iran Falls Short to Beat S. Korea
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost to South Korea in the FIBA U-16 Asia Championship’s 5-8 classification on Saturday.
The Iranian basketball team was defeated against the Korean 84-90 on Day Sixth of the competition underway in Foshan, China.
Iran will play Lebanon tomorrow to earn seventh place.
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 top four teams will advance to the FIBA U-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina.
The tournament is being held in Foshan, China from 2 to 8 April 2018.
