Au revoir to a wonderful Olympics
Paris officially bid adieu to its Summer Games this evening with a festive closing ceremony featuring joyous athletes, live music, theatrical performances and, yes, Tom Cruise.
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How a game of musical chairs led Canada's Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to the Olympic podium
It was a game of beach volleyball musical chairs.
Olympic newsletter: De Grasse and friends shock the world, plus who might win Canada's next gold
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Beach volleyball: Brazil beat Canada to win women's gold
PARIS: Brazil's Ana Patricia Ramos and Duda Lisboa beat Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson 2-1 to win the Olympic women's beach volleyball gold at the iconic venue in front of the Eiffel Tower on Friday (Aug 9).
Watch Canada's Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes compete for Olympic gold in beach volleyball
Click on the video player above beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET to watch live coverage of the Olympic women's beach volleyball gold-medal match at Paris 2024.
Olympic newsletter: Canada adds 3* medals, plus Mitton goes for gold
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Beach volleyball-Canada and Brazil advance to women's gold medal match, Germany and Sweden for men's
PARIS : Canada and Brazil advanced to the gold medal match of women's beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, while the German and Swedish men will fight for the title, setting up finales that will produce new champions in both events.