Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 6, 2024 – The CAVA Males’s U20 Volleyball Championship formally started on Sunday on the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, with Nepal, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Maldives and hosts Sri Lanka strutting their stuffs to vie for the regional glory.
The championship is being held between October 6 and 12, with groups contesting the only spherical robin. After that, prime two groups after the preliminaries will struggle it out within the last showdown for the eventual title. Groups ending third and fourth locations will contest the third-place playoff, whereas these positioned fifth and sixth will battle for the fifth place.
The primary day of the pool preliminaries set an thrilling tone for the event, with three electrifying matches showcasing intense competitors.
The opening match featured two long-time rivals Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, with the previous asserting dominance in a straight-sets victory 25-20, 28-26, 25-10. Regardless of a spirited second set from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan managed to keep up management all through, securing their first win of the event.
Haydarov Ogabek chipped in 13 factors together with 12 assaults from 21 makes an attempt for Uzbekistan, whereas no Kyrgyzstan participant reached double digits in scoring towards their opponents. Temirbekov Temirlan scored 8 factors from 7 assaults and one block on the workforce’s loss.
Following this, a gap ceremony was held at 3:00pm native time, celebrating the beginning of the championship.
The opening ceremony was held in a grand method with the participation of Mr Ok Mahesan Secretary of the Ministry of Ladies, Youngsters, Youth Affairs and Sports activities of Sri Lanka as Chief Visitor and Mr Priyantha Weerasooriya, Inspector Normal of Police as Visitor of Honour.
Additionally with the participation of different distinguished visitors had been Mr Asanka Dissanayake, Chairman of Asia Plantation & Export PVT Ltd and Mrs Dulanthi Kodikara, Hr & Admin Director of Asia Plantation & Export PVT Ltd.
And the ceremony started with the singing of the Sri Lankan Nationwide Anthem and the welcome dance represented the Sri Lankan tradition.
Sri Lankan dignitaries and volleyball officers attended the ceremony and stayed on to witness the host nation face off towards Nepal in a extremely anticipated match.
Regardless of sturdy efforts and clear enhancements from set to set, Sri Lanka finally fell quick to Nepal in a 0-3 defeat (14-25, 23-25, 26-28).
Rasouli Sagar delivered 16 factors from 10 assaults, team-leading 4 blocks and a pair of aces for Nepal, whereas Adhikari Vishwas added one other 11 factors. Nemashana led Sri Lanka with 11 factors consisting of seven assaults from 18 makes an attempt and 4 aces.
The ultimate match of the day noticed Turkmenistan overpower the Maldives in one other straight-sets victory (25-11, 25-13, 27-25).
The Maldivian workforce made a valiant effort to stage a comeback within the third set however fell quick as Turkmenistan hit again to clinch the sensational win, marking the third consecutive 3-0 results of the day.
Muhammedov Rahym and Berdiyev Bayramgeldi turned two main forces of Turkmenistan to guide the workforce with 12 and 11 factors respectively, whereas Rifath Hameed Yaeesh scored 8 factors, all in assault, for Maldives.
The second day of pool preliminaries will resume on October 7, with the next match schedule:
14:00pm: Turkmenistan vs Kyrgyzstan
16:00pm: Uzbekistan vs Nepal
18:00pm: Maldives vs Sri Lanka
The CAVA Males’s U20 Volleyball Championship guarantees to ship extra thrilling motion as groups proceed their quest for the championship title in Colombo.
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