Iran’s water polo won the silver medal for the first time/ 28-year-old spell of winning a medal was broken

According to Fars news agency, Iran’s national water polo team, who broke the 28-year spell of winning a medal in this tournament by defeating their opponent in the semi-final of the 2023 Asian Championship yesterday, will line up against China today at 12:30 Iran time. they did In the history of this sport, Iran’s national water polo team won the bronze medal twice, and Iranian water polo players hit the water for the first time in the finals of this competition.

Before this match, Kazakhstan stood in the third place with the victory against Thailand, and Thailand was fourth. Also, Singapore took the fifth place with an advantage over Uzbekistan. The Philippines also finished seventh after defeating Hong Kong.

Iran’s national water polo team won against the teams of Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and the Philippines in the preliminary stage and went to the Jozfi competition as the first team. After that, Iran’s water polo players reached the semi-finals by defeating Uzbekistan, and after winning against Thailand, they qualified for the final to face China for the most colorful medal of this competition.

This match, which was considered the battle of the two best teams in Asia, was followed very closely and attractively. Daniyal Khakban’s students managed to surpass their strong opponent in the first quarter of this game and the game ended with a score of 2:0. But in the second quarter, this sensitive match was tied and the result was 4-4. In the third period, China overtook Iran and the third quarter ended with a score of 6-5 in China’s favor. At the end of this breathtaking game, the result was 11-8 in China’s favor, so that the lions of Iran’s water polo men shined and for the first time in the history of this sport, they registered the silver medal of the Asian Championship.
The 2023 Asia Championship water polo competition started on Wednesday, the second of April 1402 (March 22, 2023) and continued until today, Monday, the seventh of April 1402 (March 27, 2023), hosted by Singapore. earned

After winning the historic silver medal of the Asian Water Polo Championship, the Iranian national team will enter our country tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 21:00.

The results of the final day of the Asian Championship – Singapore 2023:

Philippines 12-10 Hong Kong/7th and 8th place
Uzbekistan 11-12 Singapore/ 5th and 6th place
Thailand 7-18 Kazakhstan/ 3rd and 4th place
China 11-8 Iran/ first and second place

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