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Canadian beach volleyballers Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes to play for Olympic medal | CBC Sports
Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson defeated Spain’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno 21-18, 21-18 in women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal play at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
The victory means the Canadian duo will play for a medal later in the week at Eiffel Tower Centre Court.
Semifinal play is scheduled for Thursday and medal games are set for Friday.
Canada will next face Switzerland’s Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, with live coverage available on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Olympics app and CBC Gem.
Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes, both from Toronto, shared fifth place at the Tokyo Games in 2021 with different partners.
Wilkerson teamed with Heather Bansley and Humana-Paredes teamed with Sarah Pavan.
Canada’s lone Olympic medal in the sport came in 1996 when the men’s duo of John Child and Mark Heese took bronze in Atlanta.
WATCH | Full replay of Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson’s quarterfinal win:
Watch women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal action as Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson take on Spain’s Daniela Alvarez Mendoza and Tania Moreno Matveeva at Paris 2024.
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