Cuba fought a great battle in its search for a place for the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesbut ran out of steam and ultimately lost to Serbia 3-2 at VNL 2024.
The match was crucial for the Cuban team volleyball Cuban, who is fighting for one of the last places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games that will be defined by the world ranking. Jesús Cruz’s team led by two sets to zero, but could not stop the Serbian reaction.
The 3-2 defeat (22-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-12) reduces their chances of their Olympic aspirations.
The Men’s Volleyball Nations League 2024 is the last call for the teams that have not yet obtained their ticket to Paris 2024. The competition ends on Sunday, June 23, and the following day the world ranking will be published that will define the five remaining quotas: one for the best team in Africa and four for the best teams still without a guaranteed place.
While Italy, Slovenia, Argentina and Egypt have almost assured their place, Serbia and Cuba (with the Netherlands at some distance) are fighting for the fifth quota. Before the match, the difference was only 0.91 points. Now the lead stretched to 10.81.
In this way, Serbia rose to ninth position in the world ranking, with 256.50 points. While Cuba fell to 12th position, with 245.69.
Absent in Tokyo 2020, the Cuban team has three games left to twist destiny. Despite the defeat against Serbia, the Caribbean team has shown that it is still a strong contender in the race to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and will fight until the end.
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