The Canadian men's volleyball team opened its Olympic push with a 3-2 win (21-25 25-23, 24-26, 25-18, 15-12) over the Netherlands on Saturday in Xi'an, China. (volleyballworld - image credit)Canada's men's volleyball squad outlasted the Netherlands 3-2 in a five-set thriller on Saturday in Xi'an, China to start its Olympic qualification tournament campaign with a win. Canada edged the Dutch team in block points (13-5) and serve points (8-3). The Canadian women's volleyball team finished third in the same tournament this month and now need to retain a high-ranking position to secure one of the remaining Paris 2024 berths. Canada's men's volleyball team made the Olympic Games five times, recording its best finish in Los Angeles 1984 when they lost to Italy in the bronze medal match.

Source: CBC News September 30, 2023 18:24 UTC