FIVB - PARIS 2024 HIGHLIGHTS - AN AMAZING END TO 16 DAYS OF OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL!

ITALY BEAT THE USA TO SECURE FIRST OLYMPIC TITLE

Italy joined the restricted and prestigious group of Olympic champions in women’s volleyball on Sunday, when they triumphed at the Paris 2024 Games, bringing an amazing end to 16 days of elite displays and incredible atmospheres at the South Paris Arena 1.

The number one team in the FIVB World Ranking, the Italians kept the excellent form they showed during the entire tournament to take down Tokyo 2020 champions the United States 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-17) in the tournament’s final.

With their victory in Paris, Italy are now the seventh nation to hold Olympic gold medals among the women, joining the former USSR (four), China (three), Cuba (three), Brazil (two), Japan (two) and the United States (one).

The gold won in Paris was also the first-ever Olympic medal for Italian women in volleyball – they needed seven attempts to do it and made it to the medal rounds for the first time in the French capital. The Italians were impeccable during the 16 days of competition in Paris and claimed the title with an undefeated campaign of six victories and just one set dropped.

For the USA, getting silver meant making a fifth-straight podium appearance after taking silver in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, bronze in Rio 2016 and gold in Tokyo 2020. Their roster in Paris contained nine Tokyo Olympic champions, including outside hitter Jordan Larson, who was present in the team’s last four Olympic campaigns.

EGONU CROWNED AS MVP IN ITALY’S GOLDEN CAMPAIGN IN PARIS

One of the main reasons for Italy winning their first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball at the Paris 2024 Games, star opposite Paola Egonu was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, which ended on Sunday.

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