The recently completed Beach Pro Tour event in Paris saw international beach volleyball celebrate its return to France at one of sport’s most iconic venues, the State Roland Garros.
Paris, France
In pictures: Roland Garros honours Paris Elite16
Publicado 09:30, 04 out. 2022
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Zoe Verge-Depre digs as the she and Swiss teammate Esmee Bobner are one of the women's teams to progress from the qualifiers
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Australians Izac Carracher and Mark Nicolaidis celebrate winning their second qualification match
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European champions Anastasija Samoilova and Tina Graudina begin their Paris campaign against world champions Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa of Brazil
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Barbara Seixas and Carol Solberg of Brazil send a message to the fans after a win against gold-medallists-in-the-making Raisa Schoon and Katja Stam of the Netherlands
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It's Norway against Norway as Hendrik Mol attempts to block brother Anders Mol
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Former indoor star Julien Lyneel of France keeps the ball in play as partner Remi Bassereau looks on
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USA's Kelly Cheng serves as she and partner Betsi Flint defeat World Championship silver medallists Brandie Wilkerson and Sophie Bukovec of Canada
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Qataris Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan battle Italians Samuele Cottafava and Paolo Nicolai
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Dutch pair Rob Meeuwsen and Alex Brouwer defeat Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira of Spain in the quarterfinals
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Duda serves as the Brazilian world champions fall to Latvians Graudina and Samoilova in the semifinals
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It's celebrations for Cottafava and Nicolai as they defeat the Grimalt cousins from Chile for bronze
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Fans enjoy the action at Roland Garros
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Stam and Schoon discuss a point during the gold medal match
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Anders Mol jumps for a serve during the men's final
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Dutch pairs Stam/Schoon and Brouwer/Meeuwsen celebrate their medals in Paris together
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Gold medallists Anders Mol and Christian Sorum after their match against Dutch silver medallists Alex Brouwer and Rob Meeuwsen