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Aussie volleyballers beat World Champions to make Olympic semi-finals

 

Aussie volleyballers beat World Champions to make Olympic semi-finals

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Mariafe Artacho del Solar #1 and Taliqua Clancy #2 of Team Australia react after defeating Team Canada during the Women's Quarterfinal beach volleyball on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan

Beach volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar defeated top-seeded Canada 2-1 in spectacular fashion to clinch a semi-final berth at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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