Historic gold
Patricia and Duda end Brazil’s drought
Olympic gold in women's beach volleyball goes to Brazil for the first time since 1996, when Olympic medals were first contested in this discipline.
The top seeded duo Ana Patricia/Duda defeated the Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson 2:1 (24,-12,10) in the final in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris late on Friday evening. The world number ones had already become world champions together in Rome in 2022.
Ana Patricia/Duda were already six points behind in the first set, but then turned on the heat. The second set went clearly to the Canadians, but the two 26-year-old Brazilians showed their great class in the deciding set. Switzerland's Tanja Hüberli/Nina Brunner took bronze. The two-time European champions clearly defeated the Australians Mariafe Artacho/Taliqua Clancy in two sets.
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