Australian men’s volleyball coach, Roberto Santilli, said his team could not have made a worse start to its Olympic qualifying campaign after losing 3-0 to Asian rivals Iran in Tokyo on Saturday.
Australia go down in Rio qualifying opener
Australia go down in Rio qualifying opener
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