Canada's men's volleyball team has punched its ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.Canada's Stephen Timothy Maar, left, hits the ball during their game against Italy at the Men's Volleyball Nations League leg in Manila, Philippines on Thursday July 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Aaron Favila
XI’AN, China – Canada’s men’s volleyball team has punched its ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Canada defeated Mexico 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-15) at an Olympic qualification tournament on Sunday.
The Canadians beat out Argentina, which also had a 5-2 record, for the second and final qualifying spot in Pool C on a tiebreaker.
Canada had a chance to qualify on Friday but fell 3-1 to Belgium, leaving the second spot up for grabs.
Eric Loeppky of Steinbach, Man., paced Canada with 16 points, followed by Stephen Maar of Aurora, Ont., with 12.
Josué López Rios led Mexico with 11 points.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2023.
