HANGZHOU, China – Iran’s women’s sitting volleyball team won a silver medal in the 2022 Asian Para Games on Friday.

Team Melli defeated Thailand 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-7) to finish second in the round robin tournament.

Iran defeated South Korea, Mongolia, Japan and Thailand and just lost to China.

China won the title with five wins.

A total of 128 male athletes represent Iran in 16 events and 82 female athletes compete in 11 events.

Iran finished in third place in the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Iran’s slogan in the 2022 Asian Para Games is “Faith, Iran, Honor” and the name of the delegation is “Children of Iran”.

Hangzhou 2022 takes place from Oct. 22 to 28. An estimated 3,000 athletes compete across 22 sports.