Hangzhou: India beat Cambodia 3-0 on Tuesday in their first men's volleyball match of the Asian Games.
The Asian Games will officially begin on the 23rd in Hangzhou, China. In this case, the preliminary matches of several sports begin on Tuesday.
In the volleyball match, India faced Cambodia in the third group, India won 25-14, 25-13, 25-19. In the next match, India will face the challenge of South Korea, ranked 27th in the world. On Wednesday, 19 teams participated in the men's volleyball competition, including the strongest teams from Japan, China and South Korea.
Japan has won the gold medal 16 times, China 11 times and South Korea 5 times. India won one silver (1962) and two bronzes (1958, 1986).
In the other matches played on Tuesday, Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan (3-2), Bahrain – Nepal (3-1), Pakistan – Mongolia (3-0), Japan – Afghanistan (3-0), Thailand – Hong Kong. 3-0), and also won against Indonesia – Philippines (3-0).
Defeat: India lost to China 1-5 in the men's football group A match, KP Rahul (45+1) for India, Qiao Tianyi (17) and Dai Weijun (51) for China, and Dao Qianglong (72) scored 75.' ) Hao Fang scores (90+2'). The second seeded Indian team participating in the tournament fought hard against China, considered the favorite for gold.
India will have to beat Bangladesh and Myanmar in their next matches to qualify for the second round.
In the other matches, they beat Myanmar – Bangladesh (1-0), Vietnam – Mongolia (4-2), North Korea – Chinese Taipei (2-0), South Korea – Kuwait (9-0), Indonesia – Kyrgyzstan (2-0). ). ). -0). . The draws were Bahrain – Thailand (1-1) and Saudi Arabia – Iran (0-0).