VOLLEYBALL – BAHRAIN barged into the gold medal game last night in the 17th Arab Junior Volleyball Championship in Amman, Jordan.
The kingdom’s under-18 men’s volleyball national team outclassed their counterparts from Lebanon 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-12) in their semi-final contest, played at Sports Palace Hall in Al Hussein Youth City.
With the result, the Bahrainis set up a clash against Egypt for the tournament title. The Egyptians were 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-18) winners against Libya in yesterday’s other contest in the final four.
The nationals also maintained their undefeated run in the competition, which included wins against Kuwait, Iraq, and Palestine in the group stage, and then a semi-final victory over hosts Jordan.
The gold and bronze medal contests are scheduled to be played tomorrow on the tournament’s concluding day. Today will be classification games.
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 co-operation with the Jordan Volleyball Federation.
The kingdom’s delegation in Amman is headed by BVA vice-president Mohammed Al Thawadi.
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