Thailand bounce back to keep Olympic hopes alive

Thailand is still in the hunt for a berth at it’s first ever Olympic Games, after beating Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-15) at the Women’s Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.While the result is good news for Thailand, it also ends the chances of Kazakhstan to get to Rio, having failed to record a victory so far in five matches.The big question was how would Thailand respond to the disappointment of Wednesday night, when it threw away what should have been an unbeatable lead to lose to Japan 3-2.The first few points indicated it might be a tough ask to bounce back, but then the team clicked and returned to the fluency of earlier in the tournament.Coach Radchatagriengkai once again preffered Pornpun Guedpard over regular setter, Nootsara Tomkom, but brought opposite Ajcharaporn Kongyot back after consigning her to the bench for most of Wednesday night.Kazakhstan also …

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