TOKYO: Japan qualified for their fourth successive Olympics in women's volleyball on Saturday after an inspired captain's performance from Saori Kimura.
The Japanese were beaten 23-25, 27-25, 27-25, 21-25, 15-9 by Italy in the Tokyo qualifiers but clinched the two sets they required to book their ticket, helped in no small measure by Kimura's 31 points.
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