TEHRAN – Iran lost to Vietnam in straight sets (25-18, 25-16, 25-19) in the 2024 Asian Women’s U20 Volleyball Championship at the Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium on Tuesday.

Padideh Bolourizadeh’s team will face powerhouse Thailand on Wednesday in Group C.

The competition started on July 2 in Jiangmen, China and will run until July 8.

A total of 12 teams will vie for top honor and four berths at stake for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s U21 World Championship.

Group A consists of China, Kazakhstan and Australia. Japan, India and Hong Kong are in Group B and South Korea, Chinese Taipei and New Zealand are drawn in Group D.

Japan are defending champions.