Women’s Bronze Medal Match – Live

Rio de Janeiro, August 17, 2016 – Follow the “live” commentary of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medal match between legendary Brazilians Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca and USA London medalists April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States.  

The Brazilians have won four of the five meetings, which have all been in the medal rounds.  The winner will win the bronze medal, the loser finishes in 4th place.

The match starts at 22.00 local time.

21.09 – Fifty-one minutes till the women’s bronze begins and it is a clash of some of the most decorated players around. Kerri Walsh Jennings  is one of the most decorated players with Olympic gold from Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012. She also won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships to her name.April Ross won silver at London 2012 alongside Jennifer Kessy, with whom she won a world title in 2009. 

Larissa Franca is a former world champion and also won bronze with Juliana Felisberta at London 2012. Last year she and Talita Antunes won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

21.25 -This match features all three of the Rio Olympians who have previously won an Olympic medal (Larissa, Ross and Walsh Jennings).

21.27 – Want to know about the match? Head over to our Match Centre to find out everything you need to know. 

22.30 – The last time these two met was at the Gstaad Major Series final when Larissa and Talita won 2-0.

22.32 – The crowd is filling up at Copacabana Beach Arena and a full moon is threatening to peek out from the clouds above.

22.37 – There’s a familiar face in the crowd and someone who knows a thing or two about winning Olympic gold – Germany’s London 2012 champion Jonas Reckermann.

22.38 – Want exclusive content, up to date news and behind the scenes footage? 

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