Olympics | Brazilian duo claim women's beach volleyball gold at Paris Games


PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa from Brazil beat Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada in a three-set thriller in the final on Friday to claim the gold medal of the women's beach volleyball at the Paris Games.

The Brazilian duo were crowned with their seventh straight win at the Eiffel Tower Stadium 26-24, 12-21, 15-10 while Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson took home Canada's first Olympic medal in women's beach volleyball.

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