Olympics | Germany edges Japan in men's volleyball competition

PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Paris Olympics men's volleyball competitions kicked off here on Saturday with victories for Italy, Poland, Germany, and the United States.

The most intense match of the day took place at the South Paris Arena, where Germany edged Japan in a five-set thriller. The final scores were 25-17, 23-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-12.

Germany won the first set comfortably but faced a strong com