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Aug 10, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Lu Xingji |Wang Jingyu
PARIS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig claimed the gold medal in the men's beach volleyball final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, defeating Germany's Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler in straight sets. In the final match held under the iconic Eiffel Tower, the Swedish pair dominated with a 2-0 victory, winning 21-10, 21-13. The German duo, facing a much younger Swedish pair, who were both born after 2000, struggled to keep up in this night-time showdown.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Wang Jingyu |Lu Xingji
PARIS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions France swept world No. 1 Poland 3-0 in the final here on Saturday to retain the Olympic men's volleyball title at Paris 2024. Jean Patry had 17 points and Trevor Clevenot added 11 as the hosts clinched the 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 victory in 76 minutes to repeat their winning feat at Tokyo 2020. "The most difficult thing is to do it again, and 3-0 against Italy [in the semifinals] and 3-0 against Poland is amazing," said Patry.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Wang Jingyu |Lu Xingji
PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa from Brazil beat Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada in a three-set thriller in the final on Friday to claim the gold medal of the women's beach volleyball at the Paris Games. The Brazilian duo were crowned with their seventh straight win at the Eiffel Tower Stadium 26-24, 12-21, 15-10 while Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson took home Canada's first Olympic medal in women's beach volleyball.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Lu Xingji |Wang Jingyu
PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States clinched the men's volleyball bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Friday after defeating Italy 25-23, 30-28, 26-24. The second set was the most intense of the match. Italy's Daniele Lavia gave his team a set point at 24-23, but a service error leveled the score. The Americans capitalized, extending the set to 28-28 before Aaron Russell and Torey Defalco scored consecutively to clinch the win.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Lu Xingji |Wang Jingyu
PARIS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Italy secured their spots in the women's volleyball final at the Paris Olympics after winning their respective semifinal on Thursday. Defending champions the U.S. narrowly defeated Brazil 3-2, while Italy swept Turkey in straight sets. The U.S. defeated Brazil 25-23, 18-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-11, as both sides experienced significant ups and downs during the match.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Lu Xingji |Wang Jingyu
PARIS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Germany and Sweden reached the men's beach volleyball final at the Paris Olympics here on Thursday, while the women's gold medal match will pit Canada against Brazil. In the men's competition, defending champions Anders Berntsen Mol and Christian Sandlie Sorum of Norway were upset by Germany's Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler, losing 2-1. Mol attributed their loss to a lack of rest compared to their opponents. "To be honest, they were more rested than us.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Wang Jingyu |Lu Xingji
PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Poland beat the United States in five sets here on Wednesday to set up the men's volleyball final against hosts France at the Paris 2024. Wilfredo Leon Venero scored 26 points to lift Poland over the Americans 25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13 in the semifinals. The United States beat off three match points in a row to pull within 14-13 in the tiebreak, only to find Venero convert on the fourth with a smash. "No tension. No tension at all.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Wang Jingyu |Lu Xingji
PARIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions the United States swept past Poland 3-0 here on Tuesday to join Türkiye, Italy and Brazil in the women's volleyball semifinals at the Paris Games. Andrea Drews had 13 points, while Kathryn Plummer and Avery Skinner added 12 apiece as the U.S. clinched a 25-22, 25-14, 25-20 win inside 73 minutes. "Things are coming together, we were hoping to put together a solid, consistent game. It was a real team win," said U.S. coach Karch Kiraly.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Wang Jingyu |Lu Xingji
PARIS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions France rallied from two sets down to beat Germany 3-2 on Monday for the men's volleyball semifinals of the Paris Games. Earvin Ngapeth scored 21 points and Trevor Clevenot added 20 as the French men landed the 18-25, 26-28, 25-20, 25-21 and 15-13 victory in the quarter-finals in one hour and 53 minutes. "We were ready for a tiebreak. We expected it. That's why we didn't panic after being down 2-0.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Lu Xingji |Wang Jingyu
PARIS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- American duo Miles Evans and Chase Budinger were defeated 2-0 by defending champions Anders Mol and Christian Sandlie Soerum in the beach volleyball round of 16 at the Paris Olympics on Monday. This marks the end of former basketball player Budinger's first Olympic journey. The 36-year-old competed in the NBA from 2009 to 2016 before transitioning to beach volleyball, making him a notable figure in the tournament.
