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Tabriz to play host to international sitting volleyball event

The World Para Volley Men's World Super 6 Sitting Volleyball Competition will be held between April 19 and 24 in Tabriz, northwestern Iran.

An Iranian sports official says the country’s northwestern city of Tabriz is going to play host to the World Para Volley Men's World Super 6 Sitting Volleyball Competition within the next few days.

President of East Azarbaijan Sport and Youth Affairs Department, Ayoub Behtaj, told reporters that the tournament will be held between April 19 and 24 at Sadra Sport Complex.

Behtaj added that national teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia, Ukraine and the United States will participate in the event.

The Iranian sports official further noted that a total of 22,000 US dollars will be distributed among the top three teams, while the best players will also be awarded thousands of dollars in cash prizes.

The foreign teams will reportedly arrive in Iran on April 17.


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