VOLLEYBALL – Bahrain punched their tickets to the semi-finals of the 17th Arab Junior Volleyball Championship in Amman, Jordan last night.
The kingdom’s under-18 men’s volleyball national team outclassed the hosts 3-0 (25-14, 25-9, 25-11) in their round-of-eight contest, played at Sports Palace Hall in Al Hussein Youth City.
With the result, the Bahrainis maintained their undefeated run in the competition, which included wins against Kuwait, Iraq, and Palestine in the group stage.
They now take on Lebanon in today’s semis in a game scheduled for a 7pm start. Also making it through to the last four yesterday were Egypt and Libya, who face off in the other semi-final.
The Lebanese battled past Kuwait 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 21-19), the Egyptians beat Palestine 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-19), the Libyans defeated Iraq 3-0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-18).
The semis will be followed by the concluding classification games tomorrow. The gold and bronze medal contests will then be played on Monday on the tournament’s concluding day.
The championship has been organised and is being run by the Arab Volleyball Association, chaired by Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA) president Shaikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, in cooperation with the Jordan Volleyball Federation.
The kingdom’s delegation in Amman is headed by BVA vice-president Mohammed Al Thawadi.
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