Volleyball: Russia stun Brazil for title
Russia became the first team in the history of men's Olympic volleyball to win the final from two sets down as they stunned Brazil at Earls Court this afternoon.
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Russia became the first team in the history of men's Olympic volleyball to win the final from two sets down as they stunned Brazil at Earls Court this afternoon.
Brazil retained their Olympic women's volleyball title courtesy of a simply brilliant 3-1 (11-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17) final win against the United States at Earls Court tonight.
Japan took the bronze medal in the women's Olympic volleyball by securing a straight-sets success over South Korea in their all-Asian clash at Earls Court.
Russia reached the Olympic men's volleyball final with a testing 3-1 win over underdogs Bulgaria on Friday to keep alive their hopes of winning gold in the event for the first time since 1980.
Defending champions Brazil set up a repeat of the 2008 Olympic volleyball final with the United States by seeing off Japan in straight sets.
Another explosive display of spiking by Destinee Hooker powered the United States past South Korea into the final of the Olympic women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court.
Defending champions the United States were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic volleyball tournament by an inspired Italy at Earls Court today.
Bulgaria's young team continued to shine at the Olympic men's volleyball on Monday as a convincing victory over Italy, plus Poland's shock defeat by Australia, propelled them to the top of Group A.
The US women's volleyball team cruised to victory in three straight sets against Turkey, closing out the preliminary round of the London Olympics tournament undefeated at the top of Pool B.
Italy, Bulgaria and Serbia all recorded volleyball victories on day four of London 2012.
An almost robotically focused United States women's team got their own back on 2008 champions Brazil with an emphatic 3-1 Olympic volleyball pool victory this evening.
Jon Uriarte says it's destiny and a gift that his Australian team will face his son Nicolas and native Argentina in their opening volleyball pool match at the London Olympics.
Find out more about volleyball at the Olympics.
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
