TEHRAN – Iran national sitting volleyball team swept past the U.S. in straight sets (25-14, 25-18-25-17) in the World Super 6 on Monday. Team Melli extended their winning streak in the competition to five games at the Sadra Sport Complex in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz. Iran started the event with a 3-0 win […]

TEHRAN – As Team Melli inch closer to their appearances in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) and the FIVB World Championships, a series of friendly matches have been confirmed. Iran prepare for VNL which will kick off on May 25 in Lille, France. Team Melli will also feature at the 19th staging of […]

TEHRAN – Paykan will represent Iran at the 2018 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in Kazakhstan in May. Paykan won Iranian Volleyball Super League after defeating Tehran in three sets to lift the cup at the Khaneh Volleyball. The Iranian team have been pitted against hosts Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam in Pool B. Pool […]

Iran national volleyball team will kick off the FIVB Men’s World Championship with a match Puerto Rico. The match will be held in Varna, Bulgaria on Sept. 12. The first round of the Championship will be co-hosted by Italy and Bulgaria from September 9 to 30. As previously announced, the 24 teams participating in the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani congratulated the national men’s volleyball team on their winning the first-ever medal on world’s stage. On Sunday, Iran defeated France 3-2 (38-36, 25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 15-11) to win a bronze medal in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Japan. […]

TEHRAN  – Iran defeated France 3-2 (38-36, 25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 15-11) to win a bronze medal in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Sunday. It was Iran’s first-ever medal on world’s stage. Iran had five players that scored in double figures led by Amir Ghafour, who […]

TEHRAN – Iranian national volleyball team defeated Japan 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-14) in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Saturday. Amir Ghafour topped all scorers with 23 points. Issei Otake and Akihiro Yamauchi led Japan with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Iran and Japan most […]

TEHRAN  – Iran battled back from a 0-2 deficit to USA to win the match 3-2 (20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-21, 15-12) at the Nippon Gaishi Hall at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup on Wednesday. Milad Ebadipour, who was contained by USA in the first two sets, stepped up on offence and […]

TEHRAN – Iran volleyball coach Igor Kolakovic said he sees the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup as a big challenge among the world’s strong teams. Iran, Brazil, France, Italy, USA and host Japan brace for battle in the seventh edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup, with the aim of […]