Iran Knows Rivals at 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships


Iran Knows Rivals at 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has learned its opponents at the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships.

Team Melli has been drawn along with host Germany, Morocco, and Canada in Group A.

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) will take place from August 16–26, 2018 at the Wilhelmsburger Inselparkarena in Hamburg, Germany.

Sixteen men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will compete for the title of world champions.

The current world title holder is the Australian men’s team, which placed first at the 2014 Men’s World Championship in Incheon, South Korea, and the Canadian women’s team, which claimed the title on home soil in Toronto when Canada hosted the 2014 Women’s World Championship.

Groups:
Group A: Germany, Iran, Canada, Morocco
Group B: USA, South Korea, Poland, Great Britain
Group C: Turkey, Brazil, Japan, Italy
Group D: Australia, Argentina, Spain, Netherlands

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