The 2020 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship was originally to be the 20th edition of the Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Canceled (originally  Iran) |
| City | Canceled (originally Tehran) |
| Dates | Canceled (originally 20–27 February 2021) |
History
editThe tournament was scheduled to be held in Tehran, Iran from 20 to 27 February 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place in Isfahan, Iran from 21 to 28 June 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
On 14 December 2020, AVC announced that the tournament which was originally the AVC qualifier for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two teams of the 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship qualified for the 2021 U21 World Championship as the AVC representatives.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Draft of 2021 AVC Volleyball Calendar". AVC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020.
- ^ "All four AVC Age Group Championships cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic". AVC. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Qualification process for 2021 FIVB Volleyball Age Group World Championships updated". FIVB. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
