Male, Maldives, August 31, 2010 -- Young players in Maldives Volleyball are preparing to go into action in October as some of the top teams on the continent get ready to dispute the 15th edition of the Asian men's Junior Championship in Thailand from October 1 to 11.

The cities of Nakhonpathom and Ratchaburi in Thailand will host the preliminary round of the competition while Ratchaburi will host the semifinals and final. Seventeen (17) teams will fight for the Championship title in this year’s tournament.

Maldives is in Group A along with Thailand, Qatar, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Head Coach of Maldives Team is Coach Aruna Shantha from Sri Lanka and he will be assisted by Junior Coach Adnan Abdul Rahim. Team Manager is Senior Volleyball Coach Mohamed Sharaf.

Accompanying Team Referee from Maldives is International Referee Mohamed Solah

Participating Teams

Pool A – Maldives, Thailand, Hong Kong, Qatar, New Zealand

Pool B – Iran, Japan, Indonesia , Sri Lanka

Pool C – Korea, China, Kazakhstan, Vietnam

Pool D – Iraq, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei, Australia