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Canada pushes No. 1 Poland to 5 sets, suffers 1st loss at men's Olympic volleyball qualifier

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Canada has a 2-1 record at the men's Olympic volleyball qualification tournament after dropping a narrow decision to Poland on Tuesday in Xi'An, China.

Bednorz Bartosz had 25 points to pace the attack as world No. 1 Poland shaded Canada 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 17-15).

Stephen Maar, of Aurora, Ont., topped the 14th-ranked Canadians with 19 points, followed by Eric Leoppky (16), of Steinbach, Man., and Toronto's Arthur Szwarc (11).

The loss dropped Canada to fourth place in Pool C, behind Poland, Belgium and Argentina. WATCH | Canada tests top-ranked Poland in 5-set pool match: Only the top two countries from each of the tournament's three pools advance to the Paris Olympics next summer.

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