Team Qatar shine at Asian Senior Men’s Beach Volleyball Championship
Bandar Abbas- The 2022 edition of Asian Senior Men’s Beach Volleyball Championship got underway in Bandar Abbas, Iran on Monday.
Team Qatar began their campaign at the continent’s five-day topflight competition on high note as Qatar's Abdallah Nassim and Mohamed Ihab defeated Japan's Takahashi and Furuta 2-0 while Saif Al Majid, Mahmoud Essam overpowered Naresh and Raju of India 2-0.
On the other hand, Qatari stars Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan, current No.4 in the FIVB world ranking, bronze medallists at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and winners at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, will begin their campaign in the event on Tuesday when they take on Wang Y. W. and Ch. W. Zhou of China.
A strong field of 29 teams from 11 countries are testing their mettle in this championship to vie for top honour. They comprise 4 teams from hosts Iran, 3 teams each from Australia, Qatar, China, Thailand, Japan and Kazakhstan, 2 teams apiece from Oman, Indonesia and Hong Kong China and one team from India.
Australia had already captured 5 Asian Championship titles, with reigning champions Christopher McHugh/Paul Burnett going all-out in an effort of stretching it to 6 for the powerhouses. Indonesia claimed 4 titles and China 3, with Iran, Qatar and New Zealand winning 2 apiece. Kazakhstan netted one title.
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