Iran Volleyball Fails to Advance to 2024 Olympics
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s national volleyball team moved down to 17th place in the FIVB World Ranking and has no chance of qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Iran lost to Turkey 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 27-25) in Fukuoka, Japan on Saturday.
Kaan Gurbuz led Turkey with 34 points and Iran’s Amin Esmaeilnezhad scored 18 points.
The team, headed by Peyman Akbari, had previously suffered seven losses under the leadership of Mauricio Motta Paes.
The VNL Preliminary Phase features three competition weeks per gender, with each of the 16 teams playing 12 matches.
The seven best-ranked national teams in the Preliminary Phase will join hosts Poland for the Finals, which will be held in Lodz from June 27 to 30.
