The Polish women’s volleyball team made a triumphant Olympic return after 16 years, kicking off their Paris campaign on Saturday with a thrilling 3:1 victory over Japan in their first Group B match (20:25, 25:22, 25:23, 28:26).
POLAND 🇵🇱 OUTBLOCK JAPAN 🇯🇵!
— Volleyball World (@volleyballworld) July 28, 2024
In their first match of @paris2024, 🇵🇱 tallied a total of 1️⃣4️⃣ blocks in their 3-1 win 🆚 🇯🇵 with 8️⃣ from Korneluk.
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Polish volleyball fans have waited 16 years for the women’s national team to return to the Olympics, while the Japanese team regularly features in the event.
Both teams mostly meet each other in the Nations League tournament. When they last met in May in Turkey, Stefano Lavarini’s Poles won a comprehensive 3:0 victory.
The second match of the “Polish” group, Brazil vs. Kenya, will be played on Monday.
Polish men also boast success
On Saturday, the Polish men’s volleyball team also won its first match of Group B, defeating Egypt 3:0 (25:21, 25:19, 25:13).
Nikola Grbić’s team will next face Brazil on Wednesday.POLAND 🇵🇱 TOO 💪 FOR EGYPT 🇪🇬.
— Volleyball World (@volleyballworld) July 27, 2024
The world’s #1 team started their journey in @paris2024 with a 3-0 win against 🇪🇬. Wilfredo Leon topped the scoring chart for his team with 1️⃣3️⃣ pts.
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