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Who looked the strongest on day one of Olympic qualifier in Tokyo?
- Updated: May 14, 2016
It is very difficult to draw too many conclusions after just one day of play at the women’s volleyball Olympic qualifiers in Tokyo, but both European teams were impressive and Japan looked to be well on track to qualify for a record-equalling 12th Olympics.
Japan were ruthless against Peru, shutting the South Americans out of the match after a close opening set 25-23, 25-10, 25-14.
With a capacity crowd at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on opening night, and likely to be turning up every night to cheer on their beloved volleyballers, it is hard to imagine how Japan could not be one of the four teams to qualify at the end of the week.
The Netherlands deserve to be one of the favourites at this event, after just missing out on direct qualification through Europe earlier this …
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