Olympic Indoor Volleyball 2021: USA Defeats Brazil to Win Women's Gold Medal
The United States added one final gold medal to its tally Sunday with a victory overย Brazil in the women's indoor volleyball final.
The U.S. dominated in a 3-0 sweep of the gold-medal round, earning victories of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-14.
It is the first gold medal in indoor women's volleyball for the United States, which has consistently come up just short on the Olympic stage despite a pipeline of strong talent. Theย team previously won bronze in 2016 and silver in 2012 and 2008.
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"The hard work that we put in, the sweat, the tears, the blood, it's been worth it. I am so proud to have done it with this group of women,"ย Haleigh Washington said after the match.ย
The victory helped the United States take the lead in the final gold-medal tally, giving them 39 to China's 38. The narrow victory came as other countries closed the gap in other sports; the United States won 46 golds in 2016.
The United States won 113 medals overall in Tokyo. China was second with 88.
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