Chinese Taipei Men's National Volleyball Team
The Chinese Taipei national volleyball team, governed by Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association, is the national volleyball team representing Republic of China (Taiwan) in international competitions and friendly matches. (See Chinese Taipei for team naming issue)
In 2006 Asian Games, the team defeated Kuwait and Maldives in the first preliminary round, but in the second round they lost to Bahrain and were unable to enter quarter finals.
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