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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