Iran�s national volleyball team has�got�one step�closer�to�the 2016 Summer Olympics�in�Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,�following a last-gasp win over the strong-minded Chinese team at the Men�s World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

The Iranian outfit exhibited another major hit at the world-class Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Thursday, and trounced China 3-2 (26-24, 22-25, 25-19, 17-25 and 18-16) in the fifth day of the�international sports event.

The national Iranian men�s volleyball team is scheduled to face Poland on Saturday in its sixth match.

The Men�s World Olympic Qualification Tournament�kicked off in Tokyo on May 28 and will run through June 5.

By Press TV