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Iran beaten by Chinese Taipei in 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship

Sunday, 01 July 2018 9:10 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 01 July 2018 10:50 AM ]

The photo shows a view of the 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship match between the Iran men’s national under-18 volleyball team (players in blue) and Chinese Taipei at the indoor Shahid Poursharifi Arena, Tabriz, northwestern Iran, on June 30, 2018.

The Iran men’s national under-18 volleyball team has sustained its first defeat at the preliminary round of 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, losing to the Chinese Taipei squad.

On Saturday evening, the Iranian team, which had moved past Thailand 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 22-25 and 25-19) in its opening match the previous day, lost to Chinese Taipei outfit in straight sets (20-25, 23-25 and 19-25) at the indoor Shahid Poursharifi Arena in northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz.

The 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship kicked off on June 29, and will run through July 6.