Iran's youth volleyball team was left behind the
closed doors as the Italian Embassy in Tehran did not issue visas, IRNA reported.
Italy is hosting an international volleyball tournament on July
2-5.
Iran, Germany, and Tunisia have been already invited by the
Italian federation to take part in the tourney.
In his talks with IRNA, Iran's Volleyball Federation President
Mohammad-Reza Yazdani-Khorram said his office sent a fax to the
Italian federation, announcing that the Iranian side was denied visa
and canceled the trip.
The Italian federation officials had promised that the National
Olympic Committee of the European country would make necessary
arrangements for issuance of visa but it did not, added
Yazdani-Khorram.
Iran is preparing for the World Youth Volleyball Championships
Tehran will host in August.
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