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Iran records two victories at 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships

Wednesday, 06 June 2018 6:42 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 06 June 2018 6:44 AM ]

The Iran men’s national goalball team

The Iran men’s national goalball team has pulled off two glorious victories at the 2018 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball World Championships in Sweden, beating the Canadian and Japanese squads.

On Tuesday, the Iranian sportsmen showed a commendable display of vim and vigor from the start of their Pool B game against Canada in the southern Swedish city of Malmö, and routed the North Americans 14-6 at last.

Hassan Jafari netted eight goals for the Iranian side, while Mohsen Jalilvand scored a hat trick.

Mohammad Saranji scored a brace. Milad Souri was on target just once.

Later in the day, the Iranian men’s goalball outfit took on Japan, and notched up an 11-8 win against the Asian team.

The 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships started on June 3, and will finish on June 9, 2018.

The Iranian outfit is pitted against Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Japan and the United States in Pool B of the tournament.

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, China, Lithuania, Sweden and Turkey are drawn in Pool A.

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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