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Japan beat China to reach Olympics water polo

Xinhua, December 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Japanese men's water polo team made it to the Rio Olympics after beating China 16-10 in the Asian qualifying tournament on Sunday.

Japan, already with three wins out of three games, ended China's unbeaten record and qualified for the Olympics for the first time in 32 years.

The visitors jumped to a 6-2 lead before the Chinese closed it to 6-8, and then pulled away in the second half. Endi