TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – The Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan in three straight sets at the 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship on Thursday.

Iranian young volleyball players maintained their brilliant performance at the 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, routing the Kazakh side in three straight sets (25-13, 25-15, 25-15) for a place in semi-final of Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship.

On Wednesday, the Iranian squad defeated India in straight sets (25-17, 25-14 and 25-22) in a round of 16 fixture in the Bahraini capital city of Manama.

The 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship started on July 21, and will win run through July 28, 2018.

The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship as Asian representatives.

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