Both Brazilian men’s and women’s team crowned the gold medal in FIVB World Tour Rio open 2017. Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda Santos Lisboa with their 2-1 (21-14, 13-21 and 15-13) win, clinched the FIVB World Tour Rio open Women’s gold medals in their first two international Beach Volleyball events highlighted by a podium-topping performance in the women’s finale at the US$20,000 Rio Open on 21 May.
Silver medal goes to the Canadian group Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana Pareds, they shared US$16,000 price money. The Czech team Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova clinched the Bronze medal with USD$10,000 price money.
For the men’s game, The Brazilian pairs Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt defeated the Polish group Losiak and Kantor in 2:0 (25:23, 21:12) in the finale. The bronze medal goes to the Italian team Paolo and Daniele.
Following the Rio Open, the next stop on the FIVB World Tour will be May 31-June 4 in Moscow for a three-star event in the Russian capital.
