TOKYO: Qatar\u0027s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won the bronze medal on Saturday (Aug 7) in the men\u0027s beach volleyball in Tokyo, defeating Latvia\u0027s Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs to get the country\u0027s first Olympic medal in the sport. The match was smooth sailing for the Qatar duo, who delivered strong spi
TOKYO: Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won the bronze medal on Saturday in the men's beach volleyball in Tokyo, defeating Latvia's Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs to get the country's first Olympic medal in the sport.
Rap and hip-hop music with DJ's voices echoed through the empty arena without spectators except for delegations in the stand with a big national flag of Latvia.
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