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Iran books berth in 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships

Saturday, 26 August 2017 8:02 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 26 August 2017 8:04 AM ]

The Iranian men’s national goalball team

The Iranian men’s national goalball team has defeated Japan in a semi-final showdown of the 2017 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Asia/Pacific Championships in Thailand, and booked the ticket for the 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Sweden.

On Saturday, Iranian goalball players could overcome Japanese rivals 3-2 at the end of a competitive match played at Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Center in the Thai capital city of Bangkok.

Iran’s Mohsen Jalilvand scored a hat trick, while Mohammad Saranji hit the target once.

Meanwhile, the Iranian women’s national goalball team defeated Thailand 9-3 on Friday for the fifth place.

The 2017 IBSA Goalball Asia/Pacific Championships started in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 19, and will finish on August 27.

Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for male and female athletes with a visual impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded in it into the opponents' goal.

Teams alternate throwing or rolling the ball from one end of the playing area to the other, and players remain in the area of their own goal in both defense and attack. Players must use the sound of the bell to judge the position and movement of the ball. Games consist of two 12-minute halves.

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