Women's volleyball matches

Group A

United States bt Venezuela 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-18)

Cuba bt China 3-2 (18-25, 14-25, 25-23, 32-30, 15-13)

Japan bt Poland 3-2 (25-21,25-20, 18-25, 23-25, 15-11)

Group B

Italy bt Algeria 3-0 (25-7, 25-20, 25-12)

Russia bt Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-11)

Brazil bt Serbia 3-0 (25-15, 25-13)

(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2008)