Eighteen teams from across the globe are lined up to begin showcasing the new generation of volleyball stars as the 2021 FIVB Boys' U19 World Championship gets underway Tuesday in Tehran.
Boys U19 2021
Budding stars converge on Tehran to fight for world title
17th FIVB Boys' U19 World Championship to provide glimpse into the future of volleyball
Pubblicato 07:42, 23 ago 2021
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Italy celebrate their 2019 FIVB Boys' U19 World Championship title in Tunis and return this week to Tehran to defend it.
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Iran's captain Amirhossein Esfandiar, libero Mohammadreza Hazratpourtalatappeh and middle blocker Mahdi Jelveh Ghaziani celebrate as they beat Russia in the final of the 2017 FIVB Boys' U19 world Championship - last time the Asian powerhouse struck gold.
Ed. | Year | Place | Final | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | 1989 | Dubai | Brazil v USSR | 3-1 |
II | 1991 | Porto | Brazil v USSR | 3-1 |
III | 1993 | Istanbul | Brazil v Japan | 3-0 |
IV | 1995 | San Juan | Brazil v Italy | 3-0 |
V | 1997 | Tehran | Italy v Greece | 3-0 |
VI | 1999 | Riyadh | Russia v Venezuela | 3-1 |
VII | 2001 | Cairo | Brazil v Iran | 3-0 |
VIII | 2003 | Suphanburi | Brazil v India | 3-0 |
IX | 2005 | Algiers | Russia v Brazil | 3-2 |
X | 2007 | Tijuana | Iran v China | 3-2 |
XI | 2009 | Jesolo | Serbia v Iran | 3-2 |
XII | 2011 | Bahia Blanca | Serbia v Spain | 3-2 |
XIII | 2013 | Tijuana | Russia v China | 3-1 |
XIV | 2015 | Resistencia | Poland v Argentina | 3-2 |
XV | 2017 | Riffa | Iran v Russia | 3-1 |
XVI | 2019 | Tunis | Italy v Russia | 3-1 |
XVII | 2021 | Tehran |
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A young Aleksandar Atanasijevic of Serbia at the 2009 Boys' U19 World Championship, as he took his first steps towards future stardom.