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Volleyball: Serbia qualify for Olympics

Dunya News

Serbia booked their ticket to the London Olympics on Saturday after beating Iran.

Serbia booked their ticket to the London Olympics on Saturday, beating Iran to secure top spot in the mens volleyball qualifying tournament in Tokyo.With a 30-28, 30-28, 25-22 victory over their nearest rivals, Serbia chalked up a sixth straight win against no defeats for an unbeatable 18 points in the eight-team round robin competition.The winners of the tournament and the best-placed Asian team qualify for the London Games, starting next month.In the Olympics, Serbia will join the three medallists from last years World Cup -- Russia, Poland, 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, currently running.