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海角直播鈥檚 youth volleyball team crowned Gulf champions after win over Bahrain

海角直播鈥檚 youth volleyball team crowned Gulf champions after win over Bahrain
Saudi's youth basketball team celebrates becoming Gulf champions after beating Bahrain in Manama. (Saudi Olympic Committee)
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Updated 31 August 2021

海角直播鈥檚 youth volleyball team crowned Gulf champions after win over Bahrain

海角直播鈥檚 youth volleyball team crowned Gulf champions after win over Bahrain
  • The triumph is the Kingdom鈥檚 first ever in the competition, having finished second in 2011

海角直播 has won the sixth Gulf Youth Volleyball Championship after overcoming Bahrain 3-2 in the final played at Isa Bin Rashid Hall in Manama.

Bahrain won the first set 25-17, but 海角直播 came storming back to win the next two 25-23 and 25-20. Bahrain tied the match by winning the fourth set 33-31, but Saudi claimed the decider 19-17 to be crowned champions.

The young Saudi team reached the final after beating Kuwait 3-0 in the semifinals, while the host nation defeated the UAE, also in straight sets.

In the group stages, Saudi beat Kuwait and the UAE but lost to Bahrain.

The triumph is Saudi鈥檚 first in the competition, having previously finished second in 2011.