TEHRAN – Milad Ebadipour missed the 2023 Volleyball Nations League (VNL), Iran volleyball head coach Behrouz Ataei said.

Team Melli will start the 2023 campaign with a match against Japan, slated for June 6 in Week 1.

“Milad suffers an injury and asked me to withdraw from the competition. I accepted because the players’ health is our priority,” Ataei said.

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League will be the fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, an annual men's international volleyball tournament.

The competition will be held from June 6 to July 23, 2023, and the final round will take place in Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.