Iranian men, women victorious in Canoe Polo World Championships
Iranian men’s and women’s teams claimed a couple of victories on the third day of the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Deqing, China.
Iranian men bounced back from a 6-5 loss to New Zealand earlier on Friday to beat the United States 10-4 in Group MS.
The result left Iran in the third place behind New Zealand and Malaysia in the group table.
The Iranian team had finished third in the four-team group in the previous round and will be competing for the 15-18 classification.
Iran will conclude the group phase against Malaysia and Hong Kong today.
Elsewhere, Elaheh Pourabdian, Melika Boroun, and Atousa Eslami were on the scoresheet as Iranian women came out 3-2 winners against Spain, before falling to a defeat by the same scoreline against European champion the Netherlands later in Group WP.
Iran is third in the group with three points, trailing the Dutch women and Singapore.
Iranian girls will be back in action against Team GB and Switzerland today before squaring off against Singapore on Sunday.
The top two of the group will progress to the semifinals.