🇨🇦 Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes defeated the Dutch duo of Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon in the first day of women’s beach volleyball at Tokyo2020.
TOKYO — Melissa Humana-Paredes waved to the crowd at Shiokaze Park stadium on Saturday, celebrating her and partner Sarah Pavan's first win at the Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo is in a state of emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning no spectators are allowed in Olympic venues. Only people within the Olympic"bubble" can enter venues, with media forced to keep more than two metres away during interviews. That world title qualified Pavan and Humana-Paredes for the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, then the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the Games by a year.
"I think they in the beginning, but now that we've played them in three and now four games and we were so close, we know we can do this," said Schoon."It doesn't matter that they're world champions."
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