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Iran U23 crashes out of 3x3 Basketball World Cup
Iran suffered four successive defeats to crash out in the pool phase of the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Xiongan, China.
The Iranian team – comprising Seyyed Mohammad Ghaffari, Piter Girgoorian, Alireza Sharifi, and Amirhossein Yazarlou – finished its Pool A campaign with a 15-10 loss to Germany on Friday, having suffered a 21-16 setback against Croatia earlier in the day.
Iran began with a 17-15 defeat against Lithuania on Wednesday, and then fell short against Poland (21-20) in its second outing in the 20-team tournament later in the day.