The Lebanese Deaf Basketball Workforce was solely shaped six years in the past by a gaggle of decided and passionate basketball gamers regardless of little to no assist from the native authorities. By means of coaching and dedication, they had been in a position to kind a stable group and participate within the 2023 World Championship being held in Greece the place they scored their first ever worldwide win in opposition to Kenya.
Lebanon was drawn in one of many hardest teams within the Championship in opposition to Spain, Argentina, Slovenia and Lithuania however saved their heads up and managed to attain a win in opposition to Kenya within the final rounds.
Whatever the scores, what this group has achieved, in a rustic in disaster that has disregarded for many years primary human rights, deserves our utmost respect and admiration.
Congrats to all our gamers on this achievement and better of luck within the upcoming tournaments!
#7 Marc Constantin
#0 Anthony Dirany
#1 Bakhos Barkil
#5 Charbel Abi Saad
#6 Adam Khazaal
#8 Yahya Deeb
#9 Joe Richmany
#14 Elio Attieh
#15 Nidal Salloum
#21 Antonio Abboud
#23 Maroun Kosseifi
#30 Wissam Geagea
And the coach is Sarkis Korjian
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