Volleyball: Poland ease past Mexico at world champs on home soil

Poland beat Mexico 3-0 in their second match of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships on home soil in the southern city of Katowice on Sunday.

Poland players during the match against Mexico in Katowice on Sunday night.

Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

The Poles, who are the reigning world champions, beat Bulgaria 3-0 in their opening match of the tournament on Friday.

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The Polish team, managed by Serbian coach Nikola Grbić, will take on the United States in its next match at the championships on Tuesday, having already secured a spot in the knockout rounds.

Nikola Grbić. Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships are being jointly hosted by Poland and Slovenia from August 26 to September 11.

Originally, the tournament was due to be held in 10 cities across Russia, but the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) stripped Russia of its right to host the event following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Poland defeated Brazil in the last two world championship finals to win titles in 2018 and 2014.

Poland's national volleyball team last year won the bronze at the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.

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Source: IAR, PAP