2016 Review: Brazil tops Russia for women’s gold at U21 World Championships

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Lausanne, Switzerland, December 16, 2016 – At the time of the tournament in May, both players were only 17 years old, but Brazil’s Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa and Ana Patricia Ramos claimed the women’s gold at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. The 2014 Youth Olympic Champions in Nanjing, China, defeated Russia’s Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina 2-0 (21-18, 21-8) to capture the FIVB U21 gold medal.The Russians tried to rattle the Brazilian team by targeting Ana Patricia all the time. But the tall blocker stayed calm and kept on hammering the ball to the sand.Quick links – Beach volleyball:FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2017FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2016Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Beach VolleyballFIVB.com – Beach VolleyballFIVB.comLatest …

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