Iran basketball team suffers two losses in FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2018
The Iran men’s national 3x3 basketball team has sustained two straight losses at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Asia Cup 2018, losing to the South Korean and Chinese squads.
On Monday, the Iranian squad slumped to the South Korean side 13-21 at the Nanshan Cultural & Sports Center in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
The Iranian sportsmen took on counterparts from China in their seventh game of the tournament later in the day, and went down to an 11-21 defeat.
The Iran women’s national 3x3 basketball team also went down to the Australian outfit 3-22, before being beaten 16-20 in their second fixture against Japan.
The FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2018 kicked off on April 27 and will conclude on May 1.
The 3x3 (pronounced three on three) basketball is a form of the game played three a side on one hoop.
The basketball discipline is currently being promoted and structured by FIBA, and the highest tournament for national 3x3 teams is the FIBA 3x3 World Championships.
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