Press review: Brazil crowned in spectacular Olympic finale

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 22, 2016 – Brazil defeated Italy to claim gold in the men’s volleyball tournament on Sunday in a fittingly spectacular finale to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The competition hosts celebrated late into the night as the Closing Ceremony at the Maracana looked ahead to the 2020 Games in Tokyo.For the New York Times, Brazil’s victory against Italy, which came after the host country’s victory in the football tournament, signed an “emphatic back-to-back triumph for the host country, with victory coming in the two sports it cares most about as the Olympics drew to a close.” For NBC, the Brazilians had finally won gold in front of their home crowd after losing Olympic finals at London 2012 (against Russia) and at Beijing 2008 (against the United States).Italy, on the other hand, were licking their wounds after losing to Brazil for a second time after Paolo Nicolai and Danielle …

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