In the decisive game, Velasco’s side beat the hosts of the Olympic qualifying tournament in five-set thriller, 3-2 (25-12, 22-25, 25-12, 25-27, 15-12).
Palacios (18 points) and Conte (17) were the to scorers in Argentina, while Poglajen added 16 points.
So, now we have four national team qualified for Rio Summer Olympic game – Brazil, USA, Italy and Argentina. There are 8 more tickets.
Venezuela will have one more chance to qualify for Rio 2016. In May, they will compete for ticket again…
CSV QUALIFICATION ROUND – 79 / – / –
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 09. 10. 2015 16:00 | Argentina | vs | Colombia | 3:0 | 25:13; 25:19; 25:13 | ||
2nd game | 09. 10. 2015 19:00 | Chile | vs | Venezuela | 2:3 | 18:25; 21:25; 25:20; 27:25; 11:15 | ||
3rd game | 10. 10. 2015 16:00 | Argentina | vs | Chile | 3:0 | 25:22; 25:17; 25:19 | ||
4th game | 10. 10. 2015 19:00 | Venezuela | vs | Colombia | 3:1 | 25:19; 25:22; 23:25; 31:29 | ||
5th game | 11. 10. 2015 16:00 | Colombia | vs | Chile | 2:3 | 36:24; 20:25; 18:25; 30:28; 10:15 | ||
6th game | 11. 10. 2015 19:00 | Venezuela | vs | Argentina | 2:3 | 12:25; 25:22; 12:25; 27:25; 12:15 |
To see standings, results, stats, videos, etc, visit our South American Qualifications for Rio 2016 M page.
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