PARIS : Canada and Brazil advanced to the gold medal match of women's beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, while the German and Swedish men will fight for the title, setting up finales that will produce new champions in both events.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Women's Semifinal - Switzerland vs Canada - Eiffel Tower Stadium, Paris, France - August 08, 2024. Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada celebrate after winning the match. REUTERS/Esa Alexander TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Paris 2024 Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Men's Semifinal- Germany vs Norway - Eiffel Tower Stadium, Paris, France - August 08, 2024. Nils Ehlers of Germany celebrates after the match REUTERS/Esa AlexanderPARIS : Canada and Brazil advanced to the gold medal match of women's beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, while the German and Swedish men will fight for the title, setting up finales that will produce new champions in both events.
Still, Humana-Paredes conceded she and Wilkerson did not showcase the best of their skills and would need to improve against Brazil on Friday. In the match between Brazil and Australia, the latter started off strong but began to falter in the second set, as Brazil won the round with a wide lead of 21-15.
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