Serbia, Japan, South Korea secure Olympic berths

Serbia, Japan, South Korea secure Olympic berths

Published May. 28, 2012 3:55 a.m. ET

The women's volleyball teams from Serbia, Japan and South Korea won spots at the London Olympics at a qualifying tournament Sunday.

Serbia beat Japan 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 15-9 in the final match to finish in third place with 14 points. Japan needed to win two sets in the match to finish in fourth place and grab the final berth for London.

South Korea wrapped up its spot for the Olympics when it beat Peru 25-11, 25-18, 25-21 earlier Sunday to finish in second place with 15 points.

Russia secured its Olympic berth Saturday. It beat Taiwan 25-14, 25-17, 25-17 to close the tournament in first place with a 7-0 record.

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