Alkass Digital
Qatar grabbed bronze medal after overpowering China in three-set thriller 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 in the third-place play-off clash at the 22nd Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Urmia, Iran, yesterday.
Against the Chinese, the giant Qataris got off to a brilliant start to win the first set 25-23.
In the second set, China found Qatar a tough nut to crack and surrendered to the irresistible rivals 25-19.
In the third set, Qatar produced exceptional attacks and blocks to take the lead with a four-point advantage at 14-10.
The Qataris still played well defensively and offensively to win the set 25-18 and entirely shattered the Chinese dream of maintaining their third place at the previous edition in 2021 in Japan.