ParaVolley Asia Oceania Zonal Championships:
Iranian women finish runner-up to China
Iran settled for a runner-up finish at the ParaVolley Asia Oceania (PVAO) Zonal Championships in Hangzhou, China, after a straight-set (25-17, 25-17, 25-17) defeat against the host country in the women’s final showpiece on Friday.
The result was still enough for the Iranian girls to secure a place in October’s World Championships in Mersin, Türkiye.
Iran began its campaign in Hangzhou with a comfortable 3-0 (25-5, 25-7, 25-6) win against Australia, and then did not concede a single set against Japan (25-8, 25-17, 25-22) and Mongolia (25-4, 25-8, 25-13) to progress to the semifinals as the top team in the pool.
Iran also came out on top in straight sets (25-17, 25-8, 25-11) against Thailand to set a final date with Chian, which defeated Japan 3-0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-23) in the other semifinal.