Iranian international volleyball player Mohammad Mousavi, who is currently one of the best blockers in the world, believes that Iran national volleyball team has the potential to win the gold medal of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

“Without a doubt, we have done a great job booking a place in the Olympic Games for the first time. Generally, we are aiming to have a good performance in the tournament but when you speak about the individual purposes I believe that our team has the potential of winning the gold medal. This is a very tough job but we have the chance and we’ve shown our quality in the past. We have the quality to beat any team and win the gold medal,” Mousavi said.
“When I was younger I had the dream of playing in Europe especially in Italy but we’re lucky players in Iran because we earn good money here even better than players in Europe,” he added.
Iran has been pitted against London 2012 gold medalist Russia, World Championship 2014 winner Poland, Argentina, Cuba and Egypt in Pool B of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The volleyball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be played between 6 and 21 August.
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