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Article: Brazil defends men's volleyball world championship title (updated)
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- December 3, 2006
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Brazil defends men's volleyball world championship title (updated)
TOKYO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Brazil defended the men's
volleyball world championship title, beating Poland 3-0 here on
Sunday.
With the victory, Brazil finished a grand slam in men's
volleyball, as they won the titles of 2002 World Championship, 2003
World Cup, 2004 Olympics and 2005 World Grand Championships Cup.
Brazil, who finished the 24-team tournament in Japan with only one
loss, trounced Poland 25-12, 25-22, 25-17 in the final.
"I think my team has improved during the world championship. We
got rhythm and saw the strength of the other teams, and the fighting
spirit was building up." said Bernardo Rezende, ...