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U.S. beach volleyball duo Cheng, Hughes win world title, clinch Olympic quota spot

16.10.2023 - 03:51 cbc.ca

Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes of the United States won gold at the beach volleyball world championships with a straight-sets win over the defending champions on Sunday in Mexico.

The third-ranked duo dethroned top-ranked Brazilians Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda "Duda" Santos Lisboa, capturing the world title with a 21-16, 24-22 win over the previously undefeated pair in Tlaxcala.

On the men's side, the Czech duo of Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner topped the podium by defeating Sweden's David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig 2-1 (21-15, 17-21, 15-13) earlier in the day.

The victory marks the Czech Republic's first-ever beach volleyball world title. The women's and men's champions earned quota spots for their respective countries at the 2024 Paris Olympics and a share of the $1 million purse.

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