Paris 2024 Olympics: Italy beats United States to win gold, Brazil takes bronze
Italy came into the Olympics as the Volleyball Nations League champions and did not lose a match en route to gold, dropping one set in the pool stage and none in the knockouts.
Published : Aug 11, 2024 18:24 IST , PARIS - 1 MIN READ
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Italy beat the United States 3-0 to win the Olympic women’s volleyball gold at the Paris Games on Sunday.
Italy came into the Olympics as the Volleyball Nations League champions and did not lose a match en route to gold, dropping one set in the pool stage and none in the knockouts.
Italy’s Paola Egonu was the star of the show after the 25-year-old scored 22 points with four blocks.
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The Americans had won a medal at the last five Olympics and the silver was their seventh overall - more than any other country in women’s volleyball.
On Saturday, Brazil denied Turkey a first Olympic medal in women’s volleyball when the South Americans won the bronze medal match 3-1.