Defending women's volleyball champ China drops 3rd straight

Russian Olympic Committee team players celebrate their victory over China during a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between China and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

China's Zhu Ting spikes the ball during a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between China and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

China's Zhu Ting reacts during a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between China and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Foluke Akinradewo, of the United States, blocks a spike by Turkey's Meliha Ismailoglu, during a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Jordan Thompson, left, and Haleigh Washington, of the United States, embrace after their 3-2 victory over Turkey, at the end of a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, early Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Russian Olympic Committee team players celebrate their victory over China during a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between China and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

China's Li Yingying spikes the ball during a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between China and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Haleigh Washington, of the United States, shouts in celebration of her team's 3-2 victory over Turkey, at the end of a women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, early Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)