TEHRAN – Iran suffered a 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20) loss against Czech Republic in the Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament Pool A in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday.

Iran’s Saber Kazemi scored 19 points, while Czech Republic's Vasina Lukas collected 26 points.

Team Melli had previously lost to Germany 3-1, Ukraine 3-0 and defeated Qatar 3-1.

Iran are scheduled to meet Italy on Friday.

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), where the top teams will earn a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics.