| First win for Chinese men ( 2003-11-21 09:53) (Xinhua)
 
 
 Aaian runner-up China swept Egypt 3-0 in 
Hiroshima, Japan, on Thursday to claim its first win at the men’s volleyball 
World Cup. 
 The Chinese snapped their three-match losing streak with a 25-22, 25-20, 
31-29 victory. 
 Playing against the winless Egyptians, China looked more confident than in 
its first three matches. 
 Shen Qiong led China with 20 points. 
 Serbia-Montenegro beat Canada 25-14, 23-25, 25-20, 26-24 to record its fourth 
straight victory. United States beat Japan 19-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-19, 
 In Hamamatsu, South Korea beat France 20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21, Venezuela 
defeated Tunisia 25-23, 25-21, 25-22, and Brazil beat Italy 25-18, 26-24, 20-25, 
25-22. 
 A total of 12 teams are competing in the round-robin competition and only the 
top three teams will win berths for the Athens Olympics. |