05-08-2021 05:37 via theguardian.com

Australian pair charge into beach volleyball final and shot at Olympic gold

Artacho del Solar and Clancy beat Latvian duo in straight sets‘Now we’ve got just one more step,’ says ClancyTheir foreheads met, Mariafe Artacho del Solar in tears and Taliqua Clancy beaming, then wrapped a towel around their heads to savour a few seconds to themselves. The cameras caught everything else at Shiokaze Park, though, a 2-0 straight-sets semi-final win that puts the pair one match away from Australia’s first beach volleyball gold medal since Natalie Cook and
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