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TEHRAN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz has been chosen to host the 2017 ParaVolley World Club Cup on May 1-6, the Tehran Times daily reported on Sunday.
"The World Para Volley organizers and the Iran Sports Federation for the Disabled are expecting at least eight teams to participate in the competition," World Para Volley President Barry Couzner told the Tehran Times.
"With an ancient history, a reputation for handicrafts, and designation as a World Heritage Site, the beautiful city of Tabriz was jointly chosen by the Organizer and World ParaVolley," Couzner was quoted as saying.
"Given Iran's recent men's gold medal in the Rio Paralympic Games and the exceptionally strong domestic competitions, it is expected that Iranian team will perform extremely well," Couzner said.
Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz will represent Iran in the World Cup competitions.
Iranian teams have won four times in the past four editions of the cup.
