High seeds from Iran and Kazakhstan emerge triumphant within the males’s and ladies’s showdowns in opposition to Sri Lankan groups
Iranians Amirali GhalehNovi/Abolhassan Khakizadeh high the boys’s podium
Negombo, Sri Lanka, January 26, 2025 – Iranians Amirali GhalehNovi/Abolhassan Khakizadeh and Laura Kabulbekova/Nadezhda Ivanchenko smashed Sri Lankan goals of successful the 2024 CAVA Seashore Volleyball Championships on their residence soil, respectively beating Dileepa Senarathna/Malith Silva and Deepika Bandara/Kasuni Alawaththage to seize males’s and ladies’s titles on Sunday.
Kazakhstan’s Laura Kabulbekova/Nadezhda Ivanchenko high the ladies’s podium
After three days of action-packed encounters, the rescheduled 2024 CAVA Seashore Volleyball Championships, which had been initially because of happen final December, got here to a detailed in spectacular vogue as high groups battled it out on the pristine seashores of Negombo for the final word glory.
The double-gender event from January 24 to 26 delivered high-energy matches and showcased distinctive athleticism, drawing an enthusiastic crowd.
The ladies’s ultimate on Sunday noticed Kazakhstan’s high seeds Kabulbekova/Ivanchenko demolish Sri Lankan eighth seeds Deepika/Kasuni in straight units 21-11, 21-17. The Kazakh duo’ precision and teamwork had been unmatched, incomes them the gold medal and 240 championship factors for the victory with unbeaten report within the championships.
Within the semifinals earlier, the Kazakhs confronted a tricky match in opposition to Wattelage Shehani Ashanga/Chaturika Weerasinghe to supply a comeback 2-1 (14-21, 21-15, 15-7) win in opposition to the Sri Lankans.
Shehani/Chathurika needed to be content material with bronze medal after edging out compatriots Disanayaka Kasuni Keshala/Wasana Dhamatissa in a gripping third-place playoff, ending 2-0 (21-15, 21-19). The all-Sri Lankan conflict electrified the viewers, emphasizing the nation’s rising energy in girls’s seashore volleyball.
The lads’s ultimate introduced intense competitors as Iran’s high seeds GhalehNovi/Abolhassan, who disposed of Sri Lankans Anjana Manikkuhewage/Sandun Madusanka Fernando 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) within the Sunday morning’s semifinals, displayed their superiority over Sri Lanka’s Dileepa/Malith with a convincing 2-0 (21-13, 21-13) victory within the showdown.
It was a candy revenge for the Iranians, who suffered the 1-2 loss within the well-fought 61-minute match to the identical opponents of their Pool A encounter earlier on January 24. The Iranian duo’s dominance all through the event culminated of their well-deserved gold medal and 240 factors.
Kazakhstan’s Kirill Gurin/Abdulmajid Mokhammad secured bronze medal after an exhilarating three-setter in opposition to Sri Lanka’s Anjana/Sandun 2-1 (20-22, 21-18, 15-10) within the third-place playoff. The match was a testomony to the gamers’ resilience and dedication, preserving followers on the sting of their seats.
The championship introduced collectively 18 groups, 9 apiece within the males’s and ladies’s occasions, from six CAVA nations that includes Kazakhstan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives and Bhutan. The occasion highlighted CAVA’s dedication to nurturing seashore volleyball expertise within the area.
The closing ceremony celebrated the gamers’ achievements with medals, trophies and vibrant cultural performances, leaving members and spectators with unforgettable reminiscences.
The success of the 2024 CAVA Seashore Volleyball Championships underscored the rising recognition of the game in Central Asia. Followers eagerly anticipate future editions, as occasions like this proceed to advertise camaraderie and excellence throughout borders.
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