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Younousse and Tijan bag bronze; Mol and Christian emerge Beach Pro Tour Finals champions
December 08, 2024 | 12:30 AM
Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan settled for a the bronze medal in the 2024 Beach Pro Tour Finals while Tokyo Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sorum clinched the title at Aspire Zone on Saturday. Top seeds Younousse and Tijan defeated Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot of the Netherlands 2-1 (18-21, 21-15, 17-15) to secure the third place. Later, in a battle between two Olympic champion pairs, the Tokyo Games gold winners prevailed over the Paris 2024 victors, overcoming the FIVB World Ranking leaders David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden in straight sets (21-18, 22-20). RIGHT: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth secured the women’s title, triumphing over Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft in an all American final with a scoreline of 21-19, 21-17. Top-seeded Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova earned the bronze.
December 08, 2024 | 12:30 AM