Bulgarian Volleyball Team Smash Germany, Advance to Semi-Final in London

London 2012 | August 9, 2012, Thursday // 01:14|  views

Bulgaria cheer after crushing Germany in the London Olympics quarter final. Photo by Gong

Bulgaria's national volleyball team have crushed Germany at their quarter-final match in the London Olympics.

Late Wednesday night the Bulgarians won 3:0, with 25:20, 25:16, and 25:14 in the individual games.

Thus, Bulgaria's volleyball team have advanced to the semi-final of the London Olympics Volleyball Tournament for the first time in 32 years.

They will face Russia who beat Poland 3:0 on Wednesday in a match scheduled for 3 pm GMT / 5 pm EET on Friday, August 10.

Wednesday's win and the qualification for the semi-finals of London 2012 has become the greatest Olympic success of Bulgarian volleyball since the 1980 Moscow Olympics when Bulgaria won the silver medals.


Tags: London Olympics, London 2012, national volleyball team, volleyball, summer Olympics, Olympic Games, Moscow 1980, 2012 London Olympics, 2012 London Olympic Games, 2012 Olympic Games, nayden naydenov, Russia, Poland, Germany

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