The Lebanese men’s under-18 basketball team easily won the West Asian Championship held in the Syrian capital of Damascus and qualified for the Asian Championship to be held in Iran next month with a big victory over their Syrian counterpart in the final match with a score of 85-59.
It was not difficult for the Kedra team to resume the victory over the hosts of the land, especially since the level of the Lebanese team was far ahead of the rest of the teams participating in the regional championship in Damascus, and the results are just evidence of this.
This is Lebanon’s fifth league win and unbeaten after beating Palestine, Syria and Iraq, and topped the overall rankings and beat Palestine in the semi-finals.
Lebanon and Syria have qualified for the Asian Championship in Iran in August 2022 as two West Asian teams bid for the continental championship.
As such, Lebanese basketball continued its strong performances in all men’s teams, the Arab Champion, Asian Cup Runner-up, Under-18 (West Asian Champion) and Under-16 (World Cup Qualified), as well as to the women’s team and teams of women’s age groups.
Lebanese basketball has proven its strength and outward presence, as well as being one of the strongest not only in Western Asia, but also in the Asian and Oceanic continents, and has two nets or less. fourth time.
Source: El Iktisad