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Qatari spikers gear up for Olympic qualifiers

Published: 24 Dec 2019 - 12:56 am | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 05:59 am
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Qatar national volleyball team players taking part in training sessions ahead of their participation in the Asian qualifiers for next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. Eight teams will strut their stuff in the AVC Men’s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification at Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium, China from January 7 to 12, 2020 to vie for the top honour and the lone ticket for the Olympics.

Qatar will compete in Pool B which also include world No.15 Australia, world No.24 Korea and world No.131 India. Hosts and current world No. 20 China are in Pool A with Iran, the only team from Asia to contest the 2016 Rio Games in Brazil, world No.34 Chinese Taipei and world No.39 Kazakhstan.