In just 36 minutes
Sweden’s young stars win beach volleyball gold
The Swedes David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig have lived up to their role as favorites in the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. The world number one pair defeated Germany's Nils Ehlers/Clemens Wickler 2-0 (10.13) in just 36 minutes in the final in Paris on Saturday.
The two 22-year-olds were already two-time European champions in Rome in 2022 and Vienna in 2023, and now the young stars brought Sweden its first Olympic gold in beach volleyball.
Ehlers/Wickler had only dropped two sets during the tournament, but in the final in front of the Eiffel Tower they had to acknowledge the superiority of the young stars. Bronze went to the Norwegian Tokyo Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sörum. The defending champions and possibly Åhman/Hellvig's toughest rivals were surprisingly defeated by Ehlers/Wickler in the semi-finals. In the match for third place they gave Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan no chance with 2:0 (13,16).
The European Championships in the Netherlands follow next week for the beach volleyball players.
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