Iranian volleyball team moves closer to Rio Olympics with victory over China
The Iranian national volleyball team won against China 3-2 in a thrilling match in the fifth match of the Rio Olympic qualifiers.
With this victory, the Iranian national volleyball team's chances of participating in the Rio Olympics increased.
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The first set of the match ended in favor of Iran 26-24. The Chinese won the second set with a better score of 25-22.
Iranian players, who are aiming to participate in the Rio Olympics, performed better in the third set, defeating China 25-19.
But in the fourth set, consecutive mistakes by Iranian players caused them to lose 25-17.
In the crucial fifth set, Iran won 18-16.
In their first match in the 2016 Olympic qualifiers, Iran managed to defeat Australia in three straight sets.
The team finished their second game against Canada with a score of 3-2 and lost their third game to France with a score of 3-0.
Iran managed to defeat Japan 3-1 in a match yesterday.
Iran will play Poland in their sixth match on Saturday.
Source: BBC
