Switzerland beat Australia in straight sets in the women’s beach volleyball third-place game to earn the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Nina Brunner and Tanja Huerberli beat Tokyo silver medalists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar 21-17, 21-15 in 39 minutes at the Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Switzerland’s Nina Brunner serves in the women’s beach volleyball bronze medal match between Australia and Switzerland, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli hits the ball past Australia’s Taliqua Clancy in the women’s beach volleyball bronze medal match between Australia and Switzerland, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France.
Nina Brunner and Tanja Huerberli beat Tokyo silver medalists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar 21-17, 21-15 in 39 minutes at the Eiffel Tower Stadium. It was the second Summer Games in a row that a Swiss team took the bronze medal, coming three years after Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré placed third in Tokyo.Golen covers Boston sports for The Associated Press, with a little bit of sports law and Olympic beach volleyball and curling mixed in.
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