World Cup joy for Russia

Russia stormed back from match points down to defeat Poland and win the men’s World Cup volleyball tournament yesterday with Brazil taking the last ticket to the London Olympics next year. The Russians, who had already booked their Olympic place on...

Russia stormed back from match points down to defeat Poland and win the men’s World Cup volleyball tournament yesterday with Brazil taking the last ticket to the London Olympics next year. The Russians, who had already booked their Olympic place on Saturday along with Poland, were down 10-14 in the final set before scoring a 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 17-15 victory. Two-time defending champions Brazil, ranked top in the world, wound up the two-week round robin competition by beating Japan 25-21, 25-19, 25-22 in the last match, and in doing so claimed the third and last Olympic berth.

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