For the first time in Olympics history, Norway has captured the gold medal in men's beach volleyball. For the second consecutive day, the gold medal match was decided by a wayward serve.
The pairing of Anders Mol and Christian Sorum defeated the Russian Olympic Committee's Viachelslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy in straight sets, 21-17, 21-18. Both sets were tightly contested, through Norway rarely relinquished control.
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Men's Beach Volleyball Results
Gold: Norway
Silver: Russian Olympic Committee
Bronze: Qatar
Full results via Olympics.