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Alison & Bruno validate World Championship with Olympic gold
- Updated: August 19, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 19, 2016 – The mission is complete for Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt as the Brazilians validated their success from winning the 2015 FIVB World Championships to capture the Beach Volleyball gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games here early Friday morning with a two-set victory over Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai of Italy.
Played in a steady rain at the 12,000-season “Coliseu on Copacabana”, the top-seeded Alison and Bruno posted a 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) win in 45 minutes over the 10th-seeded Lupo and Nicolai. It was the sixth win in nine international meetings for Alison and Bruno with the Italians with …
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