Farhad Zarif out of Iran volleyball team for Rio 2016

July 12, 2016 - 19:49

Veteran libero Farhad Zarif has been left out of Iran’s volleyball team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Iranian national volleyball team's coach Raul Lozano announced 13-man squad for the games.
Iran national volleyball team booked a historic place in Rio Olympics after 52 year in the 2016 Olympic men’s volleyball qualifier in Tokyo, Japan in June.
Raul Lozano’s team has been drawn along with Poland, Russia, Argentina, Cuba, and Egypt in Pool B.
Pool A consists of host Brazil, Italy, the United States, Canada, France, and Mexico.

Iran Roster
Setters
Saeid Marouf
Mehdi Mahdavi

Opposites
Amir Ghafour
Shahram Mahmoudi

Middle blockers
Mohammad Mousavi
Adel Gholami
Mostafa Sharifat

Wing spikers
Milad Ebadipour
Farhad Ghaemi
Mohammad Javad Maanavinejad
Hamzeh Zarrini
Mojtaba Mirzajanpour

Liberos
Mehdi Marandi

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