Beach Volleyball: Australia to face the United States in women's final
Both the U.S. and Australia advance from their semi-finals after winning their respective matches 2-0. They will compete for a gold medal on Friday 6 August.
Beach Volleyball
We have reached the final of the women’s beach volleyball competition at Tokyo 2020.
April Ross and Alix Klineman of the United States will take on Australia's Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the gold medal match on Friday 6 August, and it promises to be electric.
Two-time Olympic medallist Ross and Olympic debutant Klineman made very light work eliminating Swiss pair Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich in their semi-final match. 1.93m tall Klineman showed why she is considered one of the world's best blockers as she continuously rose up to deny Switzerland 2-0 (21-12, 21-11).
Australia meanwhile faced a much more spirited Latvia in their semi-final meet. Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka made an account for themselves to push Clancy and Artacho del Solar all the way in the first set (23-21).
Midway through the second however, the Australians broke through in part through Clancy's speedy serve. The 29-year-old recorded the fastest serve of the match at 71km/h. The match ended 2-0 (23-21, 21-13).
The final is set for Friday 6 August beginning at 10:00 JST, which is 18:00 in Ross' and Klineman's native California and 11:00 in Queensland, Australia.
Schedule: When to watch the women's beach volleyball final at Tokyo 2020
The women’s beach volley final will take place on the sands of centre court at Shiokaze Park.
10:00 JST - United States v Australia
Beach volleyball: road to the Tokyo 2020 final
We have our finalists: United States and Australia. Here's how they made it to the gold medal match in Tokyo.
United States
Women's Preliminary - Pool B
United States 2-0 People's Republic of China
United States 2-0 Spain
United States 2-1 Netherlands
Round of 16
United States 2-0 Cuba
Quarterfinal
United States 2-0 Germany
Semi-final
United States 2-0 Switzerland
Australia
Women's Preliminary - Pool E
Australia 2-0 Cuba
Australia 2-0 Italy
Australia 1-2 ROC
Round of 16
Australia 2-0 People's Republic of China
Quarterfinal
Australia 2-1 Canada
Semi-final
Australia 2-0 Latvia
How to watch and follow the women’s beach volleyball finals?
You can find out where to watch all the action at the Tokyo Olympic Games by clicking here.
You can read more about beach volleyball at Tokyo 2020, and all other events from the Games, in the official Tokyo 2020 Live Blog here.
