The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games September 6-17, 2008
The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games September 6-17, 2008
(BEIJING, September 13) -- The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Saturday that the men's team from I.R. Iran has withdrawn from the tournament due to dissatisfaction with the draw proposed for the cross-over round and subsequent schedule.
Consequently, the game USA vs. Iran will be decided by IWBF Rulebook Rule 4, Article 20, "Game lost by Forfeit." The United States is awarded the win by the score of 20-0 in accordance with the applicable rule and will progress to the semi-finals.
The IWBF and the IPC regret this decision taken by Iran and the disruption caused to the tournament. Despite this occurrence, the IWBF and the IPC are certain that the remaining teams will continue to participate to their best and an outstanding gold medal game will be hosted on September 16.
