Iran beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in key match at World Super 6 sitting volleyball in Tabriz

By Mike Rowbottom
Friday, 20 April 2018

Paralympic sitting volleyball champions Iran beat world champions Bosnia and Hercegovina 3-2 today in the World Super 6 in Tabriz ©instagram

Hosts Iran, the Paralympic sitting volleyball champions, earned a key victory in the World Super 6 in Tabriz today as they defeated world champions Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Iran recorded a 3-2 victory at the Sadra Sports Hall over the team they defeated two years ago in the 2016 Paralympic Games final at Rio de Janeiro.

Both teams had earned 3-0 victories in their opening matches – with Iran beating Russia and Bosnia and Hercegovina defeating the United States.

Ukraine, in yellow, defeated the United States 3-0 in the first match of the day in Tabriz ©Facebook

Russia beat Germany 3-0 in the second of the day’s matches.

The opening match of the day saw Ukraine beat the United States – ranked one place below them in the world lists at six – 3-0.

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