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Canadian ladies' volleyball group misses chance for Rio
The Canadian ladies' volleyball group's street to Rio 2016 has hit a deadlock.
Canada was cleared in three sets by Puerto Rico on Saturday at the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament — finishing its odds of acquiring a billet in the up and coming summer Olympic Games.
Canada, positioned seventeenth on the planet, tumbled to the No. 16 Puerto Ricans 30-32, 17-25 and 20-25.
"We are frustrated in the result today. I am somewhat frustrated in the way we played. I think we can play a tiny bit better," said Canadian mentor Arnd Ludwig.
"Puerto Rico played well and put a ton of weight on us. Here and there we couldn't hold the weight, particularly in the first set. In the second and third set we were continually pursuing the diversion and never truly got into the amusement such as we were in the first set."
Tabitha Love drove Canada with 14 focuses while Jamie Thibeault was the main other player to hit twofold digits with 10.
Puerto Rico's serve kept Canada out of its framework a significant part of the match with a 8-2 expert favorable position. Both groups completed with seven pieces while Puerto Rico held a 41-35 advantage in executes.
The Canadians battled at the four-country occasion, completing 0-3 and winning only one set in those matches. Canada opened the competition with a straight-sets misfortune to No. 1 United States and afterward dropped a 3-1 choice to No. 7 Dominican Republic on Friday. It is the main country at the opposition that won't have another chance to acquire a spot in Rio.
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