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Iran gain grip on Asian quota with defeat of China
- Updated: June 2, 2016
Tokyo, Japan, June 2, 2016 – Iran prevailed in a 3-2 (26-24, 22-25, 25-19, 17-25, 18-16) encounter with China to establish strong foothold on the spot for the top ranked Asian team at the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday.
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Iran’s Shahram Mahmoudi led his team with 25 points, including 24 spikes and an ace. Adel Gholami and Seyed Mohammed Mousavi added 15 and 13 points, respectively. China’s Zhang Chen and Zhong Weijun recorded 20 points each on a losing effort.
China led at the start of the first set but Iranian opposite Mahmoudi got his team’s offence …
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