Serbia, Japan qualify for Olympics women's volleyball

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TOKYO (AFP) — World bronze medallists Serbia and Japan clinched tickets for the Beijing Olympics women's volleyball when they coasted to fifth straight wins in the final qualifying round on Friday.

Serbia whipped Puerto Rico 25-12, 25-18, 25-18, while Japan outclassed archrivals South Korea 25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 25-13 to remain unbeaten in the eight-team round robin competition.

The winners of the tournament, along with the best-placed Asian nation and the two other best-placed teams from the remaining six, qualify for the Games in August.

Poland downed Thailand 18-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-23 to move closer towards Beijing with a 4-1 win-loss record ahead of the Dominican Republic and South Korea with 2-3, Thailand and Puerto Rico with 1-4, and Kazakhstan with...