Bahrain to host Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship

Volleyball fans across the country are in for a treat as the Kingdom of Bahrain hosts the 19th Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship from Saturday.

This prestigious biennial competition has been organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) in cooperation with the Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA), and many of the sport’s rising stars from all over Asia will be showcasing their talents.

Matches will be taking place at Isa Sports City in Riffa from opening day until July 28. This year’s event marks the second time that the Asian men’s U19 championship is being held on the island.

It previously also took place in Bahrain in 2014, when Iran went on to claim the gold medals after beating China in the final.

Heading into this year’s event, the Chinese are the defending champions after they beat Iran in the title match of the 2016 tournament, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Bahrain were classified 15th then.