The Canadian men's volleyball team has earned a berth at this summer's Olympic Games.
Blair Bann and Graham Vigrass of Canada celebrate after defeating Cuba 3-2 during the men's volleyball 2020 Olympic qualification tournament at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The men used a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday to clinch a spot at the Olympics during the NORCECA men's Tokyo qualification tournament played at the Pacific Coliseum.Canada secured the Olympic berth by being the only undefeated team at the four-country tournament.
The men's Olympic dream looked in peril after they dropped the first two sets against 18th-ranked Cuba by identical 25-22 scores. They averted disaster by winning the next three sets 25-12, 25-21 and 15-9.With their tickets to Tokyo in their grasp, the Canadians put on a steady performance against Puerto Rico. There were some flashy spikes and big blocks, but mostly Canada was methodical. The Puerto Ricans were never really out of any of the sets but didn't threaten either.
Canada found itself trailing 4-1 early in the first set. After some opening nerves the Canadians settled down and built a lead they didn't relinquish.YES! We’ve done it.
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