Puerto Rico seal the ticket to Rio de Janeiro

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San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 22, 2016 – Puerto Rico will compete in volleyball for the first time ever in the Olympic Games after its women’s team captured a straight-set 3-0 (25-8, 25-23, 25-15) victory over Kenya on Sunday evening in front of a partisan crowd at Roberto Clemente Coliseum of San Juan.

The victory earned Puerto Rico the last ticket available to the 12-team Olympic tournament joining hosts Brazil, China, Serbia, Russia, Argentina, United States, Cameroon, Japan, Italy, Netherlands and South Korea.

The wild celebration began even before the first whistle with the fans chanting and dancing in the stands to the beat of Latin rhythms. And when the match started they roared and cheered for every point until the conclusion of the …

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