Canada, Venezuela and Dominican Republic all celebrated reaching Tokyo 2020 as Olympic volleyball qualification tournaments concluded in North and South America.
Turkey overcame Germany in the final of the European qualifier for the women's volleyball competition at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Iran's men and South Korea's women qualified for the volleyball competitions at Tokyo 2020 as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournaments concluded today.
Canada battled back from two sets down to beat Cuba at the Men's Volleyball North American Olympic Qualification Tournament and are now one victory away from Tokyo 2020.
Germany and Turkey made the final of the European qualifier for the women's volleyball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Favourites Iran and hosts China will contest a place in the Tokyo 2020 men's tournament tomorrow, after reaching the final of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) qualifiers being held in Jiangmen.
Canada got the start they wanted on the home ground of Vancouver, defeating Mexico 3-0 in their opening round-robin match in the Men's North American qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
France and Tunisia became the latest two teams to qualify for the men's volleyball tournament at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after winning their respective qualifiers today.
Kenya have qualified for the women's volleyball tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after sealing victory in the African qualifier in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé today.
Argentina's women's volleyball team earned a place at the Tokyo 2020 Games, defeating Colombia 3-1 in the South American qualifier in the Colombian capital of Bogota today.
South Korea completed the semi-final line-up at the Men's Volleyball Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jiangmen, to move one step closer to a Tokyo 2020 place.
Hosts Colombia and Argentina will lock horns in a winner-takes-all clash for a Tokyo 2020 spot tomorrow after both won their second matches at the Women's Volleyball South American Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Bulgaria and France joined hosts Germany and Slovenia in reaching the semi-finals of the Men's European Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin today.
South Korea and Kazakhstan qualified for the semi-finals at the Women's Volleyball Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Thailand, after the second day of group play.
Hosts Colombia began with a straight-sets victory over Venezuela at the Women's Volleyball South American Olympic Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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