Karachi:
Pakistan started winning the World Under -19 volleyball championships, the National Junior Team defeated Belgium 0-3 in their first league match on Opening Day, the championship will be played in Tashkant, the capital of Uzbekistan till 3 August.
According to the information received, Pakistan included in Pool A, who performed well in its first league match against Belgium.
Pakistan won the first set since 19-25, the second set won 17-25 and the third set won 22-25. The US is the defending champion in the 24 -Team Championship.
In the second match, Pakistan will host Uzbekistan on Friday. Pakistan will hit Turkey on 26 July, Puertorico on 28 July and Argentina on 29 July, while the knockout round between the top 16 teams will begin on July 30, the final will be played on 3 August.
The 19 -Member National Junior team consists of 12 players and 7 officers for the championship. The national junior team consists of Mohammad Yahya, Tayyab Khan, Jabran, Mohammad Hasan, Mohammad Sajid, Mujahid Ali Shah, Ajmal Junaid, Mohammad Irfan, Javed Ahmed, Talal Ahmed, Abu Bakr Siddik and Khazar Hayat.
Saeed Ahmed Khan is the head coach, Ehsan Iqbal and Mohammad Suleman Amin Assistant Coach, Mohammad Suleman Physiotherapist, Mazhar Farid team manager and Mohammad Shahbaz affairs. Chaudhary Muhammad Yakweb, President of the Pakistan Volleyball Federation, is the head of the National Junior Squad and the Chief Team Mission.
The 24 teams participating in the World Junior Champion include Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Poland, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Bulgaria, China Columbia, Cuba, France, Finland, Italy, Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Porto, Turkey, Tanzania, US and Host Uzbekistan.