体坛英语新闻:China's volleyball team among six teams to qualify for Tokyo Games
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Serbia and Italy joined Brazil, China, Russia, United States, and host country Japan to qualify for the women's volleyball event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The FIVB Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament wrapped up on Sunday as Serbia secured their Olympic ticket for a fouth time in history after overtaking Poland in the decider match in Pool A, and Italy became the last-in to clinch qualification with their 3-0 win over the Netherlands in Pool F.
China beat Turkey 3-0 in Pool B to progress with perfect score while Brazil and Russia claimed the spot with a five-setter win respectively, and the United States breezed victory as the top-ranked nation in Pool C.
A total of 24 teams were divided into six pools to play Olympic Qualification Tournament in a round-robin format, with the winner of each pool getting direct qualification. Japan has automatically qualified as the host.
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