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Paralympics: Iran win gold in men's sitting Volleyball

Sunday, 18 September 2016 9:56 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 18 September 2016 9:56 PM ]

Iranian Morteza Mehrzadelakjani (R) competes at sitting volley gold game final match between Iran and Bosnia during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 18, 2016. ©AFP

Iran’s men's sitting Volleyball team have clinched the Islamic Republics’ 8th gold medal at the 2016 Paralympics by defeating Bosnia & Herzegovina 3-1.

The Iranians started the match as the better side and won the first set 25-21. But the Bosnians came back in the second frame and managed to tie the match at 1 apiece by taking the set 25-21.

The Persians, however, didn’t let their opponents go beyond that as they took the next 2 sets with an impressive scoreline of 25-18 and 25-15 respectively to hand Iran the gold. So with this triumph, the Islamic Republic finish in 15th in the standings with 8 gold, 9 silver and 7 Bronze medals.

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