Iran Volleyball Gains Olympic Qualification with Win Over Poland
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran routed Poland 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 34-32) at the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday.
Shahram Mahmoudi delivered a superb scoring performance. Mahmoudi had 24 points, including 20 attacks, two blocks and two aces.
Poland opposite Dawid Konarski, who started in the match, topped all scorers with 29 points, while teammate Artur Szalpuk logged 21 markers. Although Poland had more attacks in the match, but Iran limited their errors to a minimum of 18.
Iran is scheduled to meet rock-bottom Venezuela on Sunday.
Raul Lozano's men have defeated Australia, Canada, Japan, China and Poland and lost to France.
