Paralympics champion Iran has thrashed Japan in three sets in the opening men's sitting volleyball match at the 2008 Beijing Games.

The Iranian squad had an easy 3-0 victory (25-7, 25-7, 25-5) in its first game, held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
Iran has taken the Paralympics gold medal in sitting volleyball on no fewer than four occasions since 1988, and is hoping for a fifth in 2008.
Iran will face Brazil in its second match today.
Iran's volleyball squad is one of eight teams competing at the Paralympics in Beijing. The other contenders are Bosnia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Iraq, Japan and Russia.
(Source: Press TV)