Norway men beat Russia for beach v’ball gold; Qatar bronze
Associated PressTOKYO — Anders Mol’s first goal for the Olympic beach volleyball tournament was a top-eight finish. And now I think our parents and our families are really proud of us right now.” The top-seeded team in the Olympics and the youngest ever to win a beach volleyball gold, the Norwegians beat reigning world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy 21-17, 21-18 in an intermittent rain. “And maybe it’s only the beginning of the family history of beach volleyball.” In the first-ever Olympic men’s beach volleyball final to match the top two seeds, the Russians led 8-4 before giving up six straight points, including one when Mol went up for a block and landed on Krasilnikov’s foot. And to stand here with a gold medal with Anders and together with the team, it’s just amazing.” Cherif Younousse Samba and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar beat Latvia 21-12, 21-18 in the third-place match for the first Olympic medal in the sport for any country in the Middle East. “Beach volleyball in Qatar, it’s going to be on the map forever, too.” Martins Plavins was trying to earn his second bronze medal, to go with the one he won in London.
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