Beach Volleyball

April Ross and Alix Klineman gave a masterclass at the women's beach volleyball final at Shiozake Park as Team USA secured a sensational victory over Australia's Mariafa Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy. Switzerland's Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich won their bronze medal match against Latvia's Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka.

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Women's Beach Volleyball | Highlights

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Sweden

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Taliqua CLANCY

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Silver medallist at Tokyo 2020, Taliqua Clancy announced her intention to make the final step up to gold as the Australian beach volleyball team were named at the Adelaide Oval.

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

Taliqua Clancy sets sights on gold under the Eiffel Tower

Taliqua Clancy wants to go one step beyond at Paris 2024

Australia has an outstanding record at the Commonwealth Games.
Teams from Down Under have placed first overall 13 times (England is next best with seven), and have been in the top three for all 21 meets except the first Games in 1930.
It would take a brave person to bet

Birmingham 2022 | Commonwealth Games

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Re-watch the most powerful beach volleyball spikes from the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021: Mol & Sorum, Ross & Klineman, and more, driving all the energy to win an Olympic medal.

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

April Ross #1 of Team United States during the Women's Semifinal at the Tokyo 2020 beach volleyball event in 2021

Beach Volleyball: watch the top spikes of the medal rounds at Tokyo 2020 in 2021

A close inspection of Taliqua Clancy’s beach volleyball uniform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics revealed that she was representing so more than herself and one nation.
The 29-year-old wore Australia’s green and gold during the tournament as she and teammate Mariafe Artacho del Solar clinched a memorable silver medal.
But

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24: Taliqua Clancy poses for a photo during the Australian Beach Volleyball team announcement for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Streets Beach Southbank on June 24, 2021 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images for the AOC)

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Taliqua Clancy: The beach volleyball star playing with Australia's Indigenous in her heart

Beach volleyball certainly did not fail to deliver at Tokyo 2020, in 2021.
The competition, marked by its surprise exists and upsets, proved that in the Olympic arena just about anything can happen.
In the men’s event 24-year-old Anders Mol and 25-year-old Christian Sorum made history when they clinched the

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: April Ross #1 of Team United States celebrates with Alix Klineman #2 after defeating Team Switzerland during the Women's Semifinal beach volleyball on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on August 05, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Ross Klineman semi-final

What we learned: Beach volleyball wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

April Ross and Alix Klineman gave a masterclass at the women's beach volleyball final at Shiozake Park as Team USA secured a sensational victory over Australia.
The US pair had been relentless from the start and edged out the Australian duo in the first set by 21-15.
With Klineman's aces

Alix Klineman #2 and April Ross #1 of Team United States hug while competing against Team Australia during the Women's Gold Medal Match on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Alix Klineman and April Ross

April Ross and Alix Klineman star as Team USA defeat Australia to clinch gold in women's beach volleyball; Switzerland take bronze

Day 14 of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, in 2021, is underway, with the men's race walk getting things started on Friday, August 6 (Thursday evening & early Friday in the U.S.).
It’s another action packed day in athletics inside the Olympic Stadium too, with many U.S. competitors taking part.

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Watch Team USA athletes in action at Tokyo 2020 right now, including women’s beach volleyball final

What’s happening?
After two weeks of fierce competition on the beach it's the women who take centre stage in beach volleyball first, with both the gold- and bronze-medal matches on the docket. First up, the bronze from 10:00 local time, followed by a showdown for gold and silver.
Who should

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: April Ross #1 of Team United States and Alix Klineman #2 celebrate after defeating Team Switzerland during the Women's Semifinal beach volleyball on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on August 05, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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Tokyo 2020 beach volleyball: Women take centre stage in gold- and bronze-medal matches for beach volleyball

We have reached the final of the women’s beach volleyball competition at Tokyo 2020.
April Ross and Alix Klineman of the United States will take on Australia's Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the gold medal match on Friday 6 August, and it promises to be electric.
Two-time

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: Mariafe Artacho del Solar #1 of Team Australia celebrates after the play against Team Latvia during the Women's Semifinal beach volleyball on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on August 05, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Beach Volleyball - Olympics: Day 13

Beach Volleyball: Australia to face the United States in women's final

Taliqua Clancy, who’s considered to be one of the best players in the world, is one half of Australia’s beach volleyball duo of Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar.
Despite only coming together six months ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games – where they won silver in front of a

Taliqua Clancy of Australia believes there is something special brewing in her combination with partner Mariafe Artacho Del Solar

Taliqua Clancy

Clancy and Artacho del Solar: A new class of beach volleyball

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This session includes the Women's Bronze Medal Match between Mariafe/Clancy (AUS) and Tanja/Nina (SUI) and the Women's Gold Medal Match between Ana Patricia/Duda (BRA) and Melissa/Brandie (CAN) which took place in the Eiffel Tower Stadium on 09/08/24. 

Ana Patricia/Duda (BRA) won Gold, Melissa/Brandie (CAN) won Silver and Tanja/Nina (SUI) won Bronze.

Replay

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Women's Bronze & Gold Medal Matches | Beach Volleyball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's Bronze Medal Match was held on 09/08/2024 at Eiffel Tower - Centre Court, Paris. Switzerland claimed the Bronze with a 2:0 victory against Australia.

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AUS v SUI - Women's Bronze Medal Match | Beach Volleyball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's Bronze Medal Match between Mariafe/Clancy (AUS) and Tanja/Nina (SUI) took place in the Eiffel Tower Stadium on 09/08/24. Switzerland won the match 2:0.

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Mariafe/Clancy (AUS) v Tanja/Nina (SUI) - Women's Bronze Medal Match | Beach Volleyball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This session includes the Women's Semi-Final between Brazil and Australia and the Men's Semi-Final between Qatar and Sweden which took place at the Eiffel Tower Stadium on 08/08/24. Brazil and Sweden won the matches securing their spot on the finals.

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Semi-Finals - Part 2 - Night  | Beach Volleyball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's Semi-Final between Ana Patricia/Duda (BRA) v Mariafe/Clancy (AUS) took place in the Eiffel Tower Stadium on 08/08/24. Brazil won the match 2:1.

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Ana Patricia/Duda (BRA) v Mariafe/Clancy (AUS) - Women's Semifinal | Beach Volleyball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This session includes the matches between Mariafe/Clancy (AUS) v Esmee/Zoe (SUI).

It was played on 06/08/2024 at the Eiffel Tower Stadium, Centre Court. Final Sets AUS 2:1 SUI

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Taliqua CLANCY

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