Alekno names Iran’s roster for Olympic Games

July 7, 2021 - 14:34

TEHRAN – Vladimir Alekno announced 12-player men’s team that will compete for the Iran at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Iran have been drawn in Pool A along with Japan, Poland, Italy, Canada and Venezuela.

Pool B consists of Brazil, the U.S., Russia, Argentina, France and Tunisia.

Team Iran:

Setters: Saeid Marouf, Javad Karimi

Opposites: Amir Ghafour, Saber Kazemi

Outside Hitters: Milad Ebadipour, Meysam Salehi, Morteza Sharifi

Middle Blockers: Mohammad Mousavi, Masoud Gholami, Aliasghar Mojarad

Liberos: Mehdi Marandi, Arman Salehi.

Pool A Match Schedule:
2July 2021: Iran v Poland
26 July 2021: Iran v Venezuela
28 July 2021: Iran v Canada
30 July 2021: Iran v Italy
1 August 2021: Iran v Japan