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US win volleyball title

ByReuters

Published 24/08/2008 at 06:56 GMT

The United States won an emotional Olympic gold medal in men's volleyball, beating the world's top ranked team Brazil 3-1.

VOLLEYBALL 2008 Beijing Olympics USA

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Brazil kicked off the match with a strong 25-20 win in a first set plagued by service errors on both sides.
The United States powered back, opening a 6-0 lead at the beginning of the second set and holding on to win.
In the third set, Brazil kept the game tight, but lost on a service fault. America trailed for much of the fourth set, but pulled even from a two-point deficit near the end and drove ahead to win 25-23.
Russia won the bronze.
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