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Volleyball Sport News
Games-Displaced Afghan women athletes defy Taliban at Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China : On a pristine volleyball court on the seventh floor of a massive training centre in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, a team of Afghanistan women prepare for their first Asian Games in defiance of the Taliban government's antipathy toward female sport.
Volleyball At Asian Games 2023: India Lose 0-3 To Pakistan, Finish Sixth
The Indian men's volleyball team finished sixth at the Asian Games after going down 0-3 to arch-rivals Pakistan on Tuesday. The Pakistani team dominated all three sets and outplayed India 25-21 25-20 25-23 in just one hour and 14 minutes. It was a mixed campaign for the men's team, who had topped their pool after beating Cambodia by 3-0 and stunning 2018 silver medallist South Korea 3-2. India also defeated 2018 bronze medallist Chinese Taipei in the top 12 match by 3-0.
Asian Games 2023: India To Face Arch-Rival Pakistan In Men's Volleyball Fifth-Place Match
The Indian men's volleyball team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the fifth-place playoff at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. According to Olympics.com, the match between India and Pakistan will start at 4:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). Both India and Pakistan volleyball teams topped their respective groups and beat higher-ranked opponents in the final 12 stages. However, both bowed out of the medal race with quarter-final losses. In the quarter-finals, world No. 73 India stretched world No. 5 Japan but lost 3-0. Indian setter Muthusamy Appavu and middle blocker Ashwal Rai troubled Asia's top-ranked side with their performance but could not help India upset Japan.
U.S. wins gold over Canada at NORCECA men's Final 6 volleyball tournament in Edmonton
Canada was defeated by the United States in the gold-medal game at the NORCECA Final Six men's volleyball tournament in Edmonton on Sunday, capping a perfect tournament for the Americans in which they went 6-0, dominating their opponents 18-1 in total sets won.
Afghanistan women's volleyball team fumes at training conditions in Hangzhou
HANGZHOU, China: The Afghanistan women's volleyball team has lamented training conditions at the Asian Games and are concerned they will not be ready for an event where they are participating in defiance of the country's Taliban rulers.
Canadian coach confident women's squad will compete in 2024 Olympic volleyball tourney
Canada finished its run at a women's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament with a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic on Sunday in Ningbo, China.
Asian Games 2023: Men's Volleyball Team Goes Out Of Meal Hunt
Japan pushed Indian men's volleyball team out of the medal race at the Asian Games with a fluent 3-0 win in a cross-group match in Hangzhou on Sunday. Keihan Takahashi emerged as star performer for Japan by logging 21 points, playing a key role in his team's 25-16 25-18 25-17 victory in one hour and 11 minutes. Erin Varghese was top scorer for India with eight points.