In the gym and on the beach, China's women still in the hunt for volleyball gold
Thursday, 21st August 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
UPDATE: The USA's Walsh and May-Treanor defeated Tian and Wang, leaving China with silver and bronze in women's beach volleyball.
A win against Russia Tuesday night put China into the semifinals of the women's volleyball competition. Defending Olympic champion China won the quarterfinal in three sets, 25-22, 27-25, 25-19.
China's semifinal pits it against Brazil, undefeated in these Olympics.
Brazil's men's team knocked China out in the quarterfinals. The women's match is scheduled for 8:00 tonight Beijing time. Cuba and the USA play in the other semifinal and the gold medal match takes place Saturday.
In beach volleyball, an all-China semifinal ended in victory for top seeds
Tian Jia (田佳) and Wang Jie over Xue Chen and Zhang Xi. Xue and Zhang went on to win the bronze, defeating a Brazilian duo, 21-17, 21-19. As this post goes live, Tian and Wang are taking on America's Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, in what should be a very competitive gold medal contest.
Related:
China's women aiming for beach volleyball gold
Tough road for China's beloved women's volleyball
Image: Jieyang.gd.cn
Tags: Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Tian Jia, volleyball, Wang Jie, women's volleyball, Xue Chen, Zhang Xi
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