Volleyball: Pakistan lose final Olympics qualifier

France won the next three sets 25-20, 25-19, 25-13 to seal the result.

KARACHI: Pakistan lost to France 3-1 in their last match at the International Volleyball Federation Olympics Wild Card Qualifiers. The men’s team that participated in the volleyball Olympic qualifiers for the first time, failed to win any of their three matches. Pakistan started the match strongly, winning the opening set 25-21. However France responded well and won the next three sets 25-20, 25-19, 25-13 to seal the result. The Wild Card Qualifiers saw France and hosts Bulgaria join the other 16 teams for the volleyball event at London Olympics.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 12^th, 2012.