Paris 2024: Qatar’s Younousse and Tijan advance to Round of 16
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Doha:Qatar s beach volleyball stars Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan outclassed Sweden s David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig to advance to the Round of 16...
Doha: Qatar’s beach volleyball stars Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan outclassed Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig to advance to the Round of 16 at the Paris 2024 Olympics, on Monday.
In one of the most exhilarating matches played at the Eiffel Tower Centre Court, the Tokyo Games bronze medallists Younousse and Tijan staged a brilliant comeback against the World No.1 pair to secure a 2-1 victory with scores of 15-21, 21-19 and 20-18 in a 58-minute affair.
“It was a very tough game and we are really happy. We were playing against the number one team in the world. We were expecting a really tough game, and our coach in the last speech told us to be ready for three sets and a really intense game. So thank God we won the game,” Younousse said after the intense encounter in which Qatar had to fend off four match points to seal the win, keeping the crowd on the edge of their seats.
His trusted long-term partner Tijan agreed.
Qatar's #02 Ahmed Tijan spikes the ball as Sweden's #02 Jonatan Hellvig defends in the men's pool A beach volleyball match between Sweden and Qatar during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)