Military World Games: Iran volleyball beats Canada
Military World Games: Iran volleyball beats Canada

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian men’s volleyball team gained a 3-1 win (23-25, 25-18, 25-10, 25-14) over Canada on Monday in the 7th edition of CISM Military World Games underway in China’s Wuhan. Mohammadali Fallah led Iran with a match-high 17 points and Justin Vincent Scapinello scored 14 points for Canada. Iran has been pitted […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian men’s volleyball team gained a 3-1 win (23-25, 25-18, 25-10, 25-14) over Canada on Monday in the 7th edition of CISM Military World Games underway in China’s Wuhan.

Mohammadali Fallah led Iran with a match-high 17 points and Justin Vincent Scapinello scored 14 points for Canada.

Iran has been pitted in Group B of the event along Pakistan, South Korea, Canada, and the Netherlands. The team suffered a 3-1 loss to South Korea in its first game on Sunday and will take on the Netherlands on Wednesday.

China, Brazil, Qatar, France, and Venezuela constitute Group A of the volleyball event.

Teams play a round-robin format in the group stage and the top two teams of each group will advance to semifinal round that will be held on Friday.

The 7th CISM Military World Games – the 7th PEACE GAMES – kicked off in the Chinese city of Wuhan on October 16 in 27 CISM disciplines with some 9000 athletes from more than 100 countries in attendance.

More details on Iran attendance in the Games;

Brigadier General Kamal Peyambari, head of the Physical Education Office at the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Force, said in a Wednesday press conference in Tehran that 160 Iranian athletes will participate in the event.

According to Peyambari, Iranians will compete in taekwondo, judo, freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, track and field, orienteering, triathlon, pentathlon, parachuting, archery, volleyball, marathon, life-saving, and shooting.

  • source : MNA, Irannews