Younousse and Tijan win Beach Volleyball Olympic bronze medal
Tokyo: Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan claimed the bronze medal of Men’s Beach Volleyball Event after beating Latvia’s Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs 2-0 on Saturday.
This was Qatar’s first ever Olympic medal in beach volleyball.
The first set of the bronze medal match between Cherif and Ahmed and Latvia’s Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs was quite competitive through 8-8, but then the Qataris went on an 8-1 rampage which practically decided the set. The Latvians stormed into the second set on a 4-1 run, but quickly lost that edge at 5-5.
Afantastic save by Ahmed, followed by a monster block by Cherif for 14-13, served as the momentum changer in the set. The Qatari team kept the pressure on to grab a 2-0 (21-12, 21-18) victory, shaped up by Ahmed with an elegant over-the-block tip for the bronze medal point.
“It was not an easy process. It’s a long process. It didn’t start now. It started in 2012. Mentally and physically, it was not easy,” Cherif said.
“We had a great feeling that we were going to get something, because before the event we were announced as number one in the World Ranking. That also pushed us to play. Unluckily, we couldn’t reach the final, losing to the world champions. I think it was a good rival to lose to. Right now, it’s a really great feeling for the people of Qatar. They are really proud of us and that was the goal.” He added.
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