- Final US men’s team lose in quarter-finals to Qatar
- First time since sports introduction in 1996 US has not won medal
For the first time, the US is leaving an Olympic Games without a medal in beach volleyball.
Miles Partain and Andy Benesh couldn’t stop the slide against the Qatari team of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, losing 21-14, 21-16. It is the first American medal shutout since the sport was added to the Olympic program at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/07/us-fail-to-win-beach-volleyball-medal-for-first-time-in-olympic-history
Author : Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-08-07 22:29:47
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