Iran Runner-Up at 2019-2020 FIVB World Tour
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran finished in second place at the 2019-2020 FIVB World Tour on Friday.
Iranian pair Alireza Aghajani and Javad Firouzpour lost to Thailand’s Nuttanon Inkiew and Sedtawat Padsawud 2-1 (21-17, 17-21, 12-14) in the final match.
Another Iranian pair Bahman Salemi/Arash Vakili defeated Japan’s Hitoshi Murakami/Takashi Tsuchiya 2-0 (21-17, 21-19) in the bronze medal match.
The Bandar Torkaman event marks the first tournament on the 2019-2020 World Tour calendar as the FIVB begins its 34th season of sanctioning international beach volleyball events.
The complete 2019-2020 FIVB World Tour schedule is still being finalized as the 2020 portion of the calendar will be highlighted by qualifying events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games through mid-June.
The Summer Games are scheduled for July 25 through August 8 in Tokyo.
