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- ↑ Lebanon officially rule WABA Championship 2017 while Iran and Syria make it to FIBA Asia Cup, National News Agency, 2 February 2017. Accessed 9 June 2017
- ↑ Syria, FIBA.com, accessed 9 June 2017.
