HANGZHOU, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Iran beat China 3-1 to defend its men’s volleyball title at the Hangzhou Asian Games here on Tuesday.
It’s the third consecutive gold for Iran in the event at the Asiad.
Zhang Jingyin’s serves helped China establish a three-point advantage midway through the first set. Iran’s spikes were consistently restrained by China’s combination blocks, and China took the set 25-19.