FIBA U-18 Women's Asian C’ship: Iran Beaten by Kazakhstan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran was defeated against Kazakhstan at the Division B of the FIBA U-18 Women's Asian Championship 2018 on Thursday.
Iran lost to Kazakhstan 71-56 at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium, Bangalore, India.
The Iranian team will face the loser of Honk Kong and Singapore in the fifth place game on Friday.
Iran had defeated Singapore and Guam in the preliminary round and lost to India.
The top placed team from Division B gets promoted to Division A for the 2020 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women. The bottom-placed team from division A gets relegated to division B for the 2020 championships.
The FIBA U-18 Asian Championship comprises of eight teams each, in Division A and Division B. Teams from Division A compete for the title and to secure their qualification for the 2019 FIBA U-19 World Cup.
