Tehran, Iran, August 17, 2022 – Promising Shunta Ono weighed in with 29 points as defending champions Japan played a...

JAPAN FLEX THEIR MUSCLES, IRAN STUN CHINA ON ACTION-PACKED DAY 2 OF 14TH ASIAN MEN’S U18 CHAMPIONSHIP IN TEHRAN
DAY 2 WRAP UP Tehran, Iran, August 16, 2022 – Defending and successive two-time champions Japan from Pool B and...

IRAN DELIGHT HOME FANS WITH DOMINANT 3-0 WIN AGAINST CHINA
Tehran, Iran, August 16, 2022 – Iran, hosts and bronze medallists at the last year’s U19 World Championship, trounced China...

HIROKI BITO’S HEROICS HELP ASPIRING JAPANESE IN EPIC TIEBREAK WIN AGAINST KOREA
Tehran, Iran, August 16, 2022 – Defending champions Japan, powered by Hiroki Bito, fought back to beat Korea in hard-fought...

ARIYAN INSTRUMENTAL IN LIFTING INDIA’S HARD-FOUGHT 3-1 WIN AGAINST THAILAND
Tehran, Iran, August 16, 2022 – Talented Ariyan Mahmoudi Nejad scored a match-high 21 points to help India seal dramatic...

JAPAN, CHINESE TAIPEI AND KOREA OFF TO WINNING STARTS AT 14TH ASIAN MEN’S U18 CHAMPIONSHIP IN TEHRAN
DAY 1 WRAP UP Tehran, Iran, August 15, 2022 – Defending and successive two-time champions Japan rallied past India in...

CHINESE TAIPEI REGISTER FIRST WIN IN FOUR-SETTER AGAINST KUWAIT
Tehran, Iran, August 15, 2022 – Chinese Taipei downed Kuwait in dramatic four-setter 25-11, 25-17, 20-25, 25-16 for their first...

KOREA BAG FIRST WIN AFTER 3-0 BLITZ OVER THAILAND IN 14TH ASIAN MEN’S U18 CHAMPIONSHIP
Tehran, Iran, August 15, 2022 – Korea pulled off straight-set 27-25, 25-17, 25-20 win in action-packed contest against Thailand in...

JAPAN RALLY PAST INDIA IN TIE-BREAKER FOR FIRST WIN IN 14TH ASIAN MEN’S U18 CHAMPIONSHIP
Tehran, Iran, August 15, 2022 – Japan overpowered the Indians in a hard-fought five-setter 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 15-13 for...

VOLLEYBALL EMPOWERMENT DRIVES BEACH VOLLEYBALL SUCCESS AT BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
14 of the 24 Commonwealth Games beach volleyball teams were beneficiaries of FIVB Volleyball Empowerment during the previous Commonwealth Games...