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News ID: 70673
Publish Date : 20 September 2019 - 21:45

Volleyballers Thrash South Korea at Asian Volleyball Championship


TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Iran overpowered South Korea on Friday in four sets (22-15, 25-23, 25-22, 25,22)  to advance to the final the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship at the Azadi Sports Complex.
Iran, the home side lost the first set South Korea with 22-25, but won the next three set to reach the final stage of the event.
The Tehran championship also serves as the Tokyo 2020 Asian Olympic qualification tournament with the top-eight teams making it to the Olympic qualifiers.
The 2020 Men's Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament will be held in Jiangmen, China from January 7 to 12, 2020.