Norway men beat Russia for beach volleyball gold; Qatar bronze

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With Qatar’s victory over Latvia for the bronze earlier Saturday, all three countries on the podium — and all six players — are first-time medalists.

Mol, 24, and Sorum, 25, figure to be a threat again at the Paris Games, which because of the pandemic delay in 2020 are just three years away.

It could happen in any game,” Stoyanovskiy said, answering in English for his partner.

“Three years ago, I took a screenshot of the Olympic gold medal from Rio …

Martins Plavins was trying to earn his second bronze medal, to go with the one he won in London.

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