Iran’s beach volleyball team qualifies for main draw

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News ID: 5710
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 14:00 - 10 December 2014
Tehran, YJC. Saber Hushmand and Bahman Salemi Injehboroun have qualified for main draw at the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

The Iranian on Tuesday team gained huge success by defeating Jerome Fredericks and Keifer Govender 2-1 (19-21, 21-9, 15-10) at the Rose Garden Park in the South Africa’s Bloemfontein.

FIVB wrote on its website that the two Iranians are the 1st ever team from Iran to qualify for main draw at a World Tour event.

The 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

In the first match of the day also Australia secured a main draw against the United States

Speaking to reporters, Hushmand said "We played well. It’s the first time my partner and I played on the World Tour and it is also the first time we go to the main draw. So we are proud.”

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