Norway’s Mol and Sorum, Tokyo Olympics champs, beat Qatar for beach volleyball bronze at Paris Games
Published 4:26 pm Saturday, August 10, 2024
- Qatar's Ahmed Tijan in action against Norway during the beach volleyball men's bronze medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France.
PARIS (AP) — Norway beat Qatar in the men’s beach volleyball bronze medal match at the Paris Games on Saturday, the second medal-winning Olympics in a row for Anders Mol and Christian Sorum.
The defending gold medalists won 21-13, 21-16 over Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, who won the bronze medal in Tokyo.
Sweden’s jump-setting pair of David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig were set to play Germany’s Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler for gold later Saturday – the final competition at the iconic Eiffel Tower Stadium.
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