Olympics-Volleyball-Argentina beat Brazil in tense full sets to win bronze


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Volleyball - Men's Bronze medal match - Argentina v Brazil - Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan – August 7, 2021. Team members of Argentina celebrate. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

TOKYO (Reuters) - Argentina stunned 2016 gold medallists Brazil in a tense full-set match in the men's volleyball tournament on Saturday to take the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games, sending the world's top-ranked team home without an Olympic medal for the first time since 2000.

Sixth-ranked Argentina had lost to their South American rivals in a full-set preliminary match, but they edged powerhouse Brazil to win 25-23 20-25 20-25 25-17 15-13 in the bronze match.

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