For the very first time, the United States is leaving an Olympic Games without a medal in beach volley ball. Miles Partain and Andy Benesh could not stop the slide versus the Qatari group of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, losing 21-14, 21-16. It is the very first American medal nothing because the sport was contributed to the Olympic program at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Partain and Benesh brought the last wish for the United States after both ladies’s groups and the other guys’s group were currently removed from the competition. “I want among our groups did (win a medal),” Partain stated. “We did the very best we could.” Benesh stated the absence of American medals in the sport at the Paris Games was not always since of a drop in the group’s level, however more since the basic requirement of play has actually increased. “It’s a bit various than it was 20 years back. There’s a great deal of competitors all over the world,” Benesh stated. “As a fan of beach volley ball it’s enjoyable to see, individuals are having fun with various designs in males’s and ladies’s (competitors).” The American set led 12-11 in the very first set at Eiffel Tower Stadium, however some careless shot-making enabled the Qataris to retreat. Younousse and Tijan drew roars from the night-time crowd with a few of their improvised relocations. “Qatar played truly well,” Benesh stated. “We simply didn’t carry out along with them.” The Qataris still have an opportunity to do much better than in Tokyo 3 years back, when their bronze was the very first Olympic medal in beach volley ball for any Middle Eastern nation. “We are living our dream. We do not have any expectations, we are simply dreaming,” Younousse stated. “It’s a remarkable chance to play here in front of the Eiffel Tower with this incredible environment.” Viewers enjoy the males’s beach volley ball quarter-finals at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Photo: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images Defending males’s champs Anders Berntsen Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway likewise impressed under the lights. They won 21-16, 21-17, beating Pablo Herrera Allepuz– a silver medalist at the 2004 Athens Games– and Adrián Gavira of Spain. Norway clinched the very first set when Mol attacked at the web for a clever block. Soerum’s spike at the net then won the match as a breeze cooled fans after some extreme heat in the French capital. Mol commemorated with an amazing backflip and Sorum didn’t trouble attempting to match him, choosing a comedic-looking backwards roll. They deal with the German set of Clemens Wickler and Nils Ehlers in Thursday’s semi-finals, while the Qataris will play Swedish jump-set professionals David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig. In the ladies’s quarter-finals previously on Wednesday, the top-ranked Brazilian group of Ana Patrícia Ramos and Duda Lisboa beat Anastasija Samoilova and Tina Graudiņa of Latvia 21-16, 21-10. The Brazilians sank to their knees and after that hugged each other after winning on the 2nd match point when Samoilova’s serve struck the web. “It was tough to read their serve, there was a great deal of variation,” Ramos stated through a interpreter. “But we recuperated well.” avoid previous newsletter promo after newsletter promo Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada reached the semi-finals by beating Daniela Álvarez Mendoza and Tania Moreno of Spain 21-18, 21-18. Canada clinched a back-and-forth very first set when Moreno served long. After winning on their 2nd match point, the Canadians dipped under the web and commemorated in front a handful of their flag-waving fans. In Thursday’s semi-finals, the Brazilians will deal with the Australian group of Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy– silver medalists at the Tokyo Games 3 years earlier– while the Canadians handle Nina Brunner and Tanja Hüberli of Switzerland.
United States beach volley ball locked out of medals for very first time in Olympic history
