Iran NPC, Tehran:
Iranian Youth Wheelchair Basketball team
left Tehran for Bangkok on Thursday (Nov. 14th) to attend the IWBF 2024 Men’s
U23 Asia and Oceania Championship, held in Thailand from November 17 to 22,
2024.
The team roster includes:
Amir Mohammad Keleydari, Foad Mozaffari Afkham, Elyas Morteza
Moghadam, Mohammad Taha Yarmohammadi, Amir Mahdi Yousefi, Abolfazl Jalaei,
Heydarali Vaez, Amirhossein Baba, Abolfazl Kouhpeyma, Abolfazl Vadiei, Reza
Niksirat, Yasin Aghili.
Iran's competition schedule (local time)
Monday,
18 Nov.
Iran vs
Philippines - 9:00 AM
Iran vs
Australia - 8:00 PM
Tuesday,
19 Nov.
Iran vs
Japan - 11:00 AM
Wednesday,
20 Nov.
Iran vs
Thailand - 1:00 PM
Thursday,
21 Nov.
Iran vs
India - 9:00 AM
On Friday, November 22nd, the
quarter-finals and semi-finals will be starting at 10:00 AM and the
Championship will culminate in the Final to be played at 14:00.
There will be seven teams across the
region -including Australia, India, Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines,
and Thailand- competing for one of the three available spots at the 2025 U23
World Championships.