ASIAN Volleyball Confederation (AVC) president Jizhong Wei praised Bahrain for successfully organising the Asian Clubs Volleyball Championship which concluded on Friday at the Juffair Youth Centre.
At his meeting with the General Organisation for Youth and Sports president Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Wei also congratulated Al Najma for their performance in the tournament and become the first Bahraini team to reach the semi-finals.
Wei added that two other teams from the GCC - Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal and Al Arabi of Qatar - qualified for the semi-finals which underlines the major improvement of volleyball in the Arab region.
Shaikh Fawaz thanked the AVC for giving Bahrain the opportunity to host this event and stressed on the efforts of the confederation to support the game on the island.
The Goys chief also hailed the number of participants in this year's tournament.
A total of 12 teams took part in the event which was the highest in many years. The tournament was won by Iran's Paykan who retained the title they took last year in Hanoi, Vietnam, following a straight-sets victory over Al Hilal.
The meeting was also attended by president of the Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA) and Arab Volleyball Organisation Shaikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, BVA and organising committee officials.
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