TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran volleyball team handed a 3-0 defeat to the hosting rivals from China in the finals of AVC Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in the Eastern Asian country to book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Iran men national volleyball team booked a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran volleyball team handed a 3-0 defeat to the hosting rivals from China in the finals of AVC Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in the Eastern Asian country to book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Iran men national volleyball team booked a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating China 3-0 in the final of the Asian qualifiers.
The Asian power-houses were the better side of the match from the onset and took the opening set 25-14.
The Chinese showed some resilience in the next set but team Iran managed to grab it 25-22.
Iran piled on the pressure in the 3rd set and once again overpowered the Chinese 25-14 and advanced to the Olympic Games for the 2nd time.
The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo next summer. Iran made it to the Olympic Games for the first time in their history in 2016 as the top-ranked Asian team and finished 5th in the competitions.
The Iranian volleyball players had already edged South Korea in a 5-set thriller in the semifinals.
Iran gained three wins against China, Kazakhstan, and Chinese Taipei in the group stage of the event before facing South Korea in the semifinal.
On the other hand, the Chinese outfit had outdone Qatar to get to the finals.
Eight teams from Asia competed in China’s Jiangmen from January 7 to 12 to secure their place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Iran, as the winner of the event, along with Japan as the Olympics host, are representing the Asian continent in the Tokyo 2020.
- source : FNA, Iran News
