NINGBO, China, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — After successful the lads’s seaside volleyball gold on the Hangzhou Asian Games, Qatar’s Cherif Samba and Ahmed Janko have eyed a brand new peak to get medal in a unique coloration on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The Qatari pair defeated China’s Abuduhalikejiang Mutailipu and Wu Jiaxin 22-20, 21-16 on Thursday on the Ningbo Banbianshan Beach Volleyball Center.
“It wasn’t an easy final,” Samba admitted after the match. “The first set was not easy because China was fighting as they played at home.”
Samba and Janko, who took bronze on the Tokyo Olympic Games, hope for a unique end in Paris subsequent yr.
“We are going to do our best, but (it) may be a different color this time,” mentioned Samba.
“Next week we are going to the World Championships, which is also a very big challenge for us, but we are already working on it and get more Olympic points,” he added.