Russia beats Poland to qualify for Beijing Olympics in women's volleyball
Beijing time, on the 20th evening, Women's Volleyball European Qualification of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was held the final in the German city Halle, former Athens Olympics runner-up Russia defeated Poland with 3-2, obtained the one and only Beijing Olympics tickets in Europe.
At the beginning of the game Russian team forestall Poland by a show of, obtained the first two straight easy with 25-23 and 25-22. As located adversity position, Poland was a startling outbreak of the fighting strength, tenacity and won the two, to tie the game. In the decisive fifth game, in the beginning Russia drop behind Poland with 1-4, and then the team request the suspend that the Olympic runner-up held their ground and promptly adjust tactics, soon tie the game and kept ahead of Poland again with 8-5 before technical suspend. Subsequently, the two sides keep catch up with each other, ultimately Russian team won this rubber with 15-12.
Russia beat Poland with 3-2 and achieved the champion in Women's Volleyball European Qualification, means that Russia obtained the one and only ticket in Europe and became the qualifier of Beijing Olympics. In individual technique statistics, Russian team’s NO.11 Gamova kept better fettle continually, who eventually gained 3 points of serve, 3 points of block and gained 21 points of drop shot alone, which totaling 27 points and she became the highest scoring player in this game. After the game the Russian coach Caprara expressed that he feel very proud of this victory of game and thanked every member of team, meanwhile he hope that Russian team will achieve more achievement in Beijing 2008 Olympics.
According to the current teams rankings in the world, Serbia and Poland as European representative will participate in the consolation game of Olympic women's volleyball in May. The World Women's Volleyball Grand Prix champion Dutch and Germany team which have joined recent Olympics three times in a row both have been out Beijing Olympics.
At present, seven teams were participating for the Beijing Olympic Games, namely China, the United States, Italy, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, Russia. Among these teams mentioned above, China as the Amphitryon take the right to enter into Beijing Olympics directly, and Italy, the United States and Brazil as the top three of in 2007 World Cup enter into it; Cuba as champion in Middle-North America and Caribbean, obtained the invaluable ticket for this game, while Venezuela by virtue the South American qualifying champions identity of the Olympic Games finals will join its first Olympics, and Russia was the 7th teams enter into the Beijing Olympics.