mericans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes have advanced to the beach volleyball quarterfinals despite losing a set for the first time at the Paris Olympics.
By Jimmy Golen, Associated PressUnited States' Kelly Cheng, center, and Sara Hughes celebrate their victory over Italy in a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. beach volleyball tournament.“When we bring the fire, the energy, the passion, we play better. So, we want to bring that all the time,” Hughes said after beating Italy 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 on Sunday.
“It’s not pool play anymore,” Cheng said. “You lose and you’re out. So for sure there’s emotions. It’s something we’ve been working for for a long time. So, yeah, the points, you feel them, for sure.” Brazil's Evandro Goncalves Oliveira Junior serves in a beach volleyball match against the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France.
Cuba's Jorge Luis Alayo Moliner has the ball blocked by Sweden's Jonatan Hellvig in a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. “We knew that if we can play well, we can beat them,” said Holland’s Yorick de Groot. “But for the last four matches they beat us, and we’ve been struggling against them.”“The last time we played them was also the first time we beat them, so that was a good feeling for us and we’re going to take a lot of that into the next game,” said his teammate, Stefan Boermans. “They will also definitely see the footage back from that match and will adjust.
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