Iran’s Fixture at 2022 IWBF World Championships Announced
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) announced the fixture of the 2022 World Championships.
Iran will start the competition with a match against Britain on June 10.
Team Melli will also play the US on June 12 and Iraq on June 14 in Group D, respectively.
The 2022 World Championships were moved to June 9 to 20 this year to avoid a clash with the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, held in November and December last year.
The men's competition features four groups of four teams.
Group D looks extremely competitive, featuring three of the four semi-finalists from the 2018 edition in Hamburg.
Host the United Arab Emirates are set to play Australia, Italy and Brazil in Group A.
Group B features Egypt, Germany, Canada and Thailand, while Group C includes The Netherlands, Argentina, South Korea and France.