Publish Date: 4 July 2015 - 00:53

Tehran, July 4, IRNA – Iran’s national volleyball team on Friday defeated Russia, the London 2012 Olympic champion, three to nil in its first encounter in the 8th week of the 2015 FIVB World League.

The Iranian volleyball athletes proceeded ahead of Russia in three consecutive sets with the scores 25-21, 25-21, and 25-21 to gain their sixth victory in the eighth week of the FIVB World League that started on Thursday and will continue for four days.



The Iranian National Volleyball Team’s coach head used Shahram Mohammadi, Milad Ebadipour, Mir-Saeed Maroof, Seyed Mohammad Moussavi, Adel Gholami, Mojtaba Mirzajanpour and Mehdi Marandi in the game.



With the victory, Iranian National Volleyball Team has gained 18 scores, remaining in the third rank of its group. Russians with two scores stood fourth.



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