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Summary Australia clinched the ticket to the London Olympics on Sunday.
Australia clinched the ticket to the London Olympics when they outgunned China to take the top place among Asian teams at the mens volleyball qualifying tournament on Sunday.With a 25-12, 25-20, 25-13 victory, Australia ended the tournament with a 5-2 win-loss record for 15 points, making them unreachable for Iran and Japan who will play later in the day.Serbia, who whipped Venezuela 25-14, 25-13, 25-23 for a seventh straight win earlier, qualified on Saturday as winners of the tournament.In the Olympics Serbia and Australia will join the three medallists from last years World Cup -- Russia, Poland and Brazil -- and continental winners Italy, Tunisia, the United States and Argentina, as well as hosts Britain.Two more teams will join them after tournaments in Germany and Bulgaria, which are currently underway.
