TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) Irans youth volleyball team defeated its Russian rival in a tough match to stand at the third place in FIVB Boys' U19 World Championship. Irans team could beat Russia with the result of 3-1 to win the bronze medal in the competitions. Iran defeated Russia in the first set (25-17) but lost the second set (28-26); a defeat ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran lost to Poland 3-1 (20-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-15) in its opening match of the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U-19 World Championship on Saturday. Outside-hitter couple Tomasz Fornal (18 points) and Bartosz Kwolek (14) led Poland. Rasoul Aghchehli was Irans top scorer with 16 points. Iran has been pitted against Poland, Chile,...