National
Volleyball Team Loses to Australia in Asian Championship

Fukuoka,
7 Sep 2026 (ONA) —- The Sultanate of Oman’s first national volleyball team
lost its second match to its Australian counterpart by a clean sweep of three
sets, in its second match within the Group One competitions of the AVC Men’s
Volleyball Continental Championship (Fukuoka 2026), which qualifies for the Los
Angeles 2028 Olympics and the World Cup. The matches are being hosted by Japan
until 13 September. The set results came at 18/25, 14/25, and 22/25.

Oman’s
national team’s players put in a good performance, particularly during the
third set, which they lost by a margin of three points. The national team had
previously lost its first match against Japan’s national team by three sets to
one.

Oman
national team is competing in this championship within Group One alongside the
host team Japan, as well as Australia and Bahrain, and will face Bahrain’s
national team in its next match on Wednesday, 9 September.

It
is worth noting that the championship features the participation of 12 national
teams: Oman national team, the Japanese team hosting the championship, along
with Iran, China, Korea, Australia, Qatar, Bahrain, Thailand, India, New
Zealand, and Chinese Taipei, divided into three groups. The first and second
place teams from each group, in addition to the best two teams ranked third,
qualify for the semi-final round, which is played on a knockout basis leading
up to the “Golden Square” matches, while the remaining teams compete in matches
to determine places five through twelve.

—Ends/AG