VOLLEYBALL – BAHRAIN begin their participation in the sixth Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today in men’s volleyball.
The kingdom’s side take on their counterparts from Iran at 4pm at Riyadh’s Boulevard Arena, which is hosting the men’s and women’s volleyball tournaments.
The senior men’s volleyball national team had a training session last night under the guidance of French head coach Arnaud Josserand. Bahrain’s spikers for the Games include Mahmood Alafyah, Hussain Mansoor, Mohammed Anan, Ali Ebrahim, Naser Anan, Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Sayed Hashem Issa, Mahmood Abdulhussain, Mohammed Jassim, Hassan Al Warqaa, Abbas Al Khabbaz, and Ayman Harwana.
Bahrain and Iran are part of a six-nation field competing in men’s volleyball at this year’s Islamic Solidarity Games. The others are Türkiye, Qatar, Chad, and hosts Saudi Arabia.
Following their opening fixture today, the Bahrainis take on Saudi on Saturday at 7pm, and then play Türkiye on Monday at 1pm. They then face Chad on Tuesday next week at 4pm, before completing their round-robin campaign on Wednesday, also next week, against Qatar at 4pm.
The top two teams on the standings will move on to clash in the gold medal game on November 13, while the squads placed third and fourth will clash for the bronze medals the same day.
Bahrain’s volleyball players are amongst 102 athletes, including 73 men and 29 women, who make up the kingdom’s delegation at this year’s Islamic Solidarity Games.
The official opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday night at Al Janadriyah Racecourse.
The Games stand as the third-largest multi-sport event worldwide, following only the Olympic Games and the Asian Games. The previous edition was held in 2022 in Konya, Türkiye, where Bahrain’s delegation came away with an impressive 23-medal haul, including nine gold, seven silver, and seven bronze medals. That placed them eighth overall amongst the 44 nations on the final medal table.
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