The U.S. and Argentina also won their games
Canada's Nicholas Hoag celebrates a point during a men's volleyball preliminary round pool A match between Canada and Iran on July 28, 2021.Canada claimed their first men’s volleyball win at Tokyo 2020 on Wednesday, overcoming Pool A’s inform team Iran in straight sets, while the United States beat Pool B’s bottom side Tunisia.
The second and third sets were closer but, courtesy of John Perrin’s 16 points and Nicholas Hoag’s 15, Canada steadily built their lead with a combination of spikes and blocks to win 25-16 25-20 25-22.“I’m really happy with our first win in the Olympics. We played well, especially with many blocks. It wasn’t a game plan but more our ambition to block,” Perrin said after Canada won 10 points off blocks and also made 75 digs.
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