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Russia knocks out Canada in men’s quarterfinals

TOKYO, Japan, August 3, 2021 – Russia became the first semifinalist of the men’s volleyball tournament of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after a 3-0 (25-21, 30-28, 25-22) victory over Canada on Monday.

Dmitry Volkov led Russia with 15 points and Maxim Mikhaylov was next with 14. John Gordon Perrin and Ryan Sclater finished with 15 and 14, respectively, for Canada.

Both teams scored with 45 attacks, but Russia got the upper hand in blocks 8-7 and dominated 8-4 in the service-winners category.

In other quarterfinals, Brazil beat Japan 3-0 (25-20, 26-22, 25-20), Argentina outlasted Italy 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 14-25, 15-12) and France overcame Poland 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9).