Norway win itss first ever beach volleyball gold in Olympics

Christian Sorum and Anders Mol beat Russia in the men's beach volleyball gold medal match on Saturday, earning Norway's first Olympic medal in the sport.

The top-seeded Norwegians beat the reigning world champions 21-17, 21-18 in an intermittent rain at the Shiokaze Park venue overlooking Tokyo Bay.

With Qatar's victory over Latvia for the bronze earlier Saturday, all three countries on the podium — and all six players — are first-time medalists.