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Volleyball: Turkey bags bronze in women's world championship

VakifBank win against Italian team Igor Gorgonzola 3-0 in third-place game in China

Can Erözden  | 08.12.2019 - Update : 09.12.2019
Volleyball: Turkey bags bronze in women's world championship

ANKARA 

Turkish volleyball team VakifBank beat Igor Gorgonzola from Italy 3-0 to win bronze medal in the 2019 Women's FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship on Sunday.

VakifBank won three sets by 26-24, 25-23 and 25-21 to come third in Shaoxing, China.

Middle blocker of VakifBank, Zehra Gunes was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the third-place match.

VakifBank were the 2013, 2017 and 2018 FIVB Club world champions.

They won silver medal in 2011 and bronze in 2016.

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