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Iran thrashes Kazakhstan in 2017 IBSA Goalball Asia/Pacific Championships

Tuesday, 22 August 2017 7:10 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 24 August 2017 7:33 AM ]

The Iranian men’s national goalball team

The Iranian men’s national goalball team has started off to a very strong start at the 2017 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Asia/Pacific Championships in Thailand, and pummeled Kazakhstan in its opening match.

On Monday, the Iranian squad thrashed the Kazakh outfit 10-0 in a match played at Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Center in the Thai capital city of Bangkok.

Javad Shirdel scored five in the match, while Mohammad Saranji and Milad Souri netted three and two goals each.

The Iranian men’s national goalball team is scheduled to play against Japan in its next match on Wednesday.

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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