Iraq women's volleyball team exits Asia Cup with third straight defeat

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's women's national volleyball team was eliminated from the Asian Cup after losing 3-0 to Iran, its third straight defeat in the group stage of the tournament held in Chinese Taipei. Iraq opened the competition with a 3-0 loss to China, then dropped a second match 3-0 to Chinese Taipei before falling to Iran by the same score. The team was placed in a group with China, Chinese Taipei and Iran for the tournament, which ran from August 21 to 30 in China. The campaign marked Iraq's first appearance in the continental women's volleyball championship. The squad had prepared in two training camps based in Erbil before traveling to the Asian Cup. No further details on the team's performance or future fixtures were immediately available.