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India Beat Hong Kong for Second Straight Asian Games Win
India’s men’s volleyball team won another match at the Asian Games.
They beat Hong Kong, China by winning three sets in a row.
The set scores were 25-22, 25-19 and 25-21.
Hong Kong kept attacking strongly, especially from the right side.
India still made several small mistakes during the match.
Coach Dragan Mihailovic said the team must stay focused instead of waiting for opponents to make errors.
India had already beaten Vietnam in its opening match.
The team will play Qatar next and hopes to finish higher than sixth place.
India defeated Hong Kong, China 3-0 in a Pool C preliminary-round match.
India won the sets 25-22, 25-19 and 25-21.
The victory was India’s second straight win after beating Vietnam 3-0.
Hong Kong’s right-flank attacks challenged India’s defence throughout the match.
India will next face Qatar, while coach Dragan Mihailovic hopes to improve on the team’s sixth-place finish in 2023.
- Who
- India’s men’s volleyball team and Hong Kong, China’s team, coached by Dragan Mihailovic for India.
- What
- India won 3-0 in a Pool C preliminary-round volleyball match.
- Where
- Nagoya, at the Asian Games.
- When
- Monday, September 28, according to the report.
- Why
- The win gave India its second consecutive victory and supported its aim of improving on its sixth-place finish at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
Key facts
- Result
- India defeated Hong Kong, China 3-0.
- Set scores
- 25-22, 25-19, 25-21.
- Competition stage
- Pool C preliminary round.
- India’s previous result
- A 3-0 win over Vietnam.
- Next opponent
- Qatar, on Tuesday.
- India’s 2023 finish
- Sixth at the Hangzhou Games.
- Coach
- Dragan Mihailovic.
Quotes
Dragan Mihailovic
Head coach of India’s men’s volleyball team
“We had lots of small mistakes. The problem is a little bit mental. The Hong Kong guys were making some easy mistakes, but we cannot, as a serious team, expect that somebody will be giving mistakes for us to win the game.”
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“The goal is to make it better than the last time in China. The team came sixth, and we have a very good chance to have a good game in the quarterfinal and be in the semifinal. I hope we can be in four.”
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Sources
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