Iran’s Khalili Selected 2025 CAVA MVP

Two other Iranian players, Reyhane Karimi and Aytak Salamat, were selected among the Dream Team.

Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan competed in a round-robin preliminary stage. The top two teams advanced to the gold medal final, while the remaining two contested the bronze-medal encounter.

Iran swept hosts Uzbekistan 3–0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-19) in front of over 700 fans, claiming the gold medal and becoming the CAVA women’s champions under the FIVB ranking system.

The competition ran from October 1-5 at the Olympic City Volleyball Hall in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The event was jointly organized by the Uzbekistan Volleyball Federation (UVF) and CAVA, made history in Tashkent, as the first-ever women’s competition of the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) to be recognized with FIVB world ranking status.

DREAM TEAM

MVP & Outside Hitter (1): Fatemeh Khalili Chermahini (Iran)
Outside Hitter (2): Tursunpulatova Malikakhon (Uzbekistan)
Middle Blocker (1): Reyhane Karimi (Iran)
Middle Blocker (2): Amirakulova Saikal (Kyrgyzstan)
Opposite Spiker: Aytak Salamat Gharamaleki (Iran)
Setter: Jalolova Mukhlisakhon (Uzbekistan)
Libero: Ikromova Sevinchkhon (Uzbekistan)