Iranian top flight unlikely to resume, volleyball chief says
The Iranian Volleyball Premier League is unlikely to resume, Milad Taqavi, the chairman of the country’s Volleyball Federation, announced on Sunday.
All domestic top-flight fixtures in the regular season have been halted following the U.S.-Israeli aggression on Iran on February 8.
Although the federation had recently announced that matches would resume on April 4 in a centralized format, the ongoing circumstances have made it impossible to proceed, the head of the sport’s national governing body said.
“Clubs have announced that they cannot continue their training sessions, and the situation remains unclear,” Taqavi told ISNA. “As a result, I doubt the league will continue.”
When asked whether the champion would be declared based on the current standings, Taqavi responded: “We need to make decisions regarding the champion as well as relegation and promotion. Once the situation improves, we will try to hold a consultation meeting and make a decision on the matter.”
Defending champion Foolad Sirjan tops the league table with 16 wins from 18 games, followed by Shahdab Yazd and Paykan, who have won 15 and 13 games, respectively.
Sepahan, Chadormalou, Shahrdari Urmia, San’atgaran Omid, and Mehregan Noor complete the top eight in the 13-team table.