Iran to Face Chinese Taipei at Asian Volleyball C’ship Quarters
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran swept aside India 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-21) at the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship at the Azadi Sports Complex on Wednesday.
The Iranian team will meet Chinese Taipei in the competition’s quarter-final on Thursday.
In other quarter-final matches, Japan will meet China, Australia play Pakistan and South Korea face India.
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.