Tough task for Qatar at Asian U-20 C’ship

Qatar will fight it out with defending champions Iran, Hong Kong and Turkmenistan in Group C at the 18th Asian Men’s Under-20 Championship beginning in Chinese Taipei on Saturday.

Qatar’s best performance is a third-place finish at home in 2004.

Sixteen teams are competing in the biennial event held under the aegis of the Asian Volleyball Confederation.

Iran had defeated China in straight sets in the final in Manama last time.

South Korea, with six titles, are the most successful team in history, with Iran triumphing five times, and Japan and China thrice each. DSP