Iran, Russia for World sitting volleyball final. - HEYKAYJONES BLOG

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Tuesday 24 April 2018

Iran, Russia for World sitting volleyball final.


Paralympic sitting volleyball champions and hosts Iran will meet Russia in the final of the 2018 World Super 6 in Tabriz on Wednesday.
Iran narrowly preserved their 100 per cent record in their fifth and final pool match when they defeated the United States 5-4.
Russia, beaten by Iran 3-0 on the opening day of the tournament, secured second place in the final pool standings with a 6-1 win over Ukraine.
In the third pool match of the day, world champions Bosnia and Herzegivina, beaten twice earlier in the tournament, finished strongly with a 9-8 win over Germany which means they will contest the bronze medal play-off with Ukraine.
The United States and Germany will play for fifth place on the final day .
This is the second edition of the international competition, which only included women’s teams last year and saw Russia taking the gold medal in Hangzhou in China.

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