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Qatar qualified for the AVC Olympic Qualification Tournament as they avenged their classification pool loss to Kazakhstan in the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Tehran, Iran.
Qatar, which had lost the Pool G game 1-3, beat the rivals 25–12, 25–18, 29–31, 25–19. They could have wrapped up the match in three sets but Kazakhstan managed to haul themselves out of tight situations at the end and won the third set. However, Qatar quickly sealed the win and managed to enter the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifying event, which is scheduled in Jiangmen, China from January 7 and 12, 2020.
Only eight teams were to make it to the qualifying event but Japan, the defending champions who finished third, will be playing the 2020 Tokyo Games as the hosts, Qatar was granted the vacant spot.
Hosts Iran handed a straight-set defeat to Australia to win the third Asian title on Saturday. In a clash for former winners, the home team prevailed 25-14, 25-17, 25-21.
Japan, the nine-time winners, had to be satisfied with the third place when they downed South Korea 3-1. Chinese Taipei got the fifth spot with a 3-1 win over China and Pakistan came seventh after beating India 3-2.
Rankings
1 Gold medallists Iran
2 Silver medallists Australia
3 Bronze medalists Japan
4 South Korea
5 Chinese Taipei
6 China
7 Pakistan
8 India
9 Qatar
10 Kazakhstan
11 Thailand
12 Indonesia
13 Oman
14 Sri Lanka
15 Kuwait
16 Hong Kong
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