Iran stomps South Korea in Asian U20 Volleyball Championships

The Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team has maintained its winning streak at the preliminary round of the 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, defeating South Korea in straight sets.

On Monday, the young Iranian sportsmen took on their East Asian opponents in a Pool A match in the Bahraini capital city of Manama, and beat them 25-22, 25-21 and 25-19.

“We’re among the Asian volleyball powers and want to defend our volleyball reputation.

“Our players put in decent performances and I hope they can keep up the good work for the rest of the way,” Iran’s head coach Behrouz Ataei said after the match.

He added, “We might face India in the next round which would be a tough challenge, although I believe there is no easy opponent at this level.”

The Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team will face either India or Hong Kong in its next fixture on Wednesday.

Iran was pitted against China and South Korea in Pool A of the 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship.

Japan, Thailand and Turkmenistan were drawn in Pool B. Australia, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka formed Pool C.

Pool D consisted of Bahrain, Iraq and Qatar. Chinese Taipei, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were drawn in Pool E.

Hong Kong, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates shaped Pool F, while India and New Zealand were in Pool G. Pool H comprised Macau, the Maldives and Malaysia.

The 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship started on July 21, and will run through July 28, 2018.

The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship as Asian representatives.

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