The Tokyo Paralympics and Sitting Volleyball Men's qualifying league was held, and Iran, who ranked first in the world, was ace with a height of 2 meters and 46 centimeters, and Morteza Meherzard Serak Journey, who scored 18 goals, went straight to Germany, which ranked eighth in the world. I won.
Sitting volleyball is a competition in which players with disabilities such as legs play with 6 players per team. Players play while sitting on a court that is smaller than ordinary volleyball.
The qualifying league is being held at Makuhari Messe A Hall in Chiba City, and on the 28th, Iran, the world's number one player with the tallest Paralympic player in history, Mehelzard Serak Journey, who is 2 meters and 46 centimeters tall, will play in the first match. I played against Germany, which is the 8th place in the world.
Iran, who won the gold medal at the last Rio de Janeiro tournament, was in a close battle with Germany, which launched an attack in the first set, but the maximum attack point was 1 meter 96 cm and the block was 1 meter 94 cm. Ace Mehelzard Serak Journey, who is about 40 centimeters taller than his teammates, scored a powerful spike at key points and took it 25 to 23.
Iran gained momentum from there, taking the second set 25-16 and the third set 25-17, with Meherzard Serak Journey scoring the most 18 points on both teams with an overwhelming height. , Contributed to a straight win with a set count of 3-0.
Iran will face Brazil, the world's second-largest player, on the 30th.