Iran Volleyball to Start Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Friday


Iran Volleyball to Start Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Friday

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national volleyball team will meet Cuba on Friday in search for an available ticket for the 2020 Olympic Games.

The 24 teams are divided into six pools of four each, with the top teams by Sunday evening punching their tickets for the Japanese capital next year.

They will be joining Japan, who as hosts have already secured one of the 12 available berths.

A further five teams will emerge in January from the Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, to complete the Tokyo 2020 lineup.

Four-time Olympic champion (including as USSR) Russia, however, is at home in Saint Petersburg, but face a tough challenge from Iran.

The reigning European champion also meets Cuba and Mexico. This is the only qualification pool in which all four participants had played in Rio 2016. Russia finished fourth after blowing a two-set lead against USA in the bronze medal match - Cuba and Mexico failed to make it out of pool play.

 

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