Day Four of Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament: Serbia and Japan march strongly towards final goal

21.05.08 - 17:40 ... source : FIVB

... Japan's setter Yoshie Takeshita sets the ball for Sachiko Sugiyama to attack in the match between Japan and Dominican Republic Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 2008 - The fourth day of competition at the Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament ended Wednesday with Serbia and Japan moving nearer towards their final goal of booking a ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Poland, meanwhile, followed closely behind the two hot favourites.The leading teams in the standings remained unchanged. Serbia and Japan are the only two teams unbeaten with eight points, Poland are third with seven points, followed by Korea with six points, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico with five, and Kazakhstan four.The Serbs, 2006 World Championship bronze medal winner, followed their sweep of Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic and Korea with another convincing display, beating ...» Next (HTML)