It Feels Like the Olympics
(World News USA)

Print By Lori Okimura | Sept. 16, 2017, 1:31 p.m. (ET) Our first day of competition in Osaka had a very Olympic feel to it. It`s been great to soak in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic vibe here in Japan. The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup is one of the previews to the Games, and it has lived up to every expectation. The level of organization is so detailed. The enthusiasm of the fans is uplifting. The afternoon began with Olympic champions, Brazil, handing Iran a convincing 3-0 defeat. That set the stage for the next match between the USA and France, one with perhaps more Olympic significance now that Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 have been confirmed as the next in the line of Olympic &...