A gutsy and resilient Canadian women's volleyball squad remains in the mix for an Olympic spot next summer following a five-set win (28-26, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 17-15) over China on Wednesday.
From left: Alexa Gray and Emily Maglio try to deny a spike by Gong Xiangyu of the host Chinese team in Wednesday's Pool A match at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Ningbo, China. Maglio recorded the winning point in a five-set victory with her ninth block of the match.
Captain Alexa Gray added 24 points for Canada, which prevailed 28-26, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 17-15 to even its record at 2-2 in Ningbo. China suffered its first loss after sweeping Ukraine, Mexico and the Czech Republic. Following a welcomed off-day Thursday after playing five sets in three of its four matches, Canada faces winless Ukraine on Friday at 1 a.m. ET that will be streamed live on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem. From there, it's No. 23 Mexico and the 16th-ranked Czechs on the weekend.
Japan and Turkey are 4-0 atop Pool B, while Italy and United States lead Pool C with identical 4-0 marks.Six other Olympic spots will be available via world ranking next year.Qualifying for Paris would take the Canadian team to an overseas Games for the first time. Other than Atlanta, Canada only featured in Olympic women's volleyball in Los Angeles 1984 and Montreal 1976, finishing eighth in both events.
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