Sunday’s victory was the ninth of the season for 22-year-old Mol and 23-year-old Sorum. The Norwegians are on top of the world Norway dominatingĬrowd favourites in Japan, Mol and Sorum became the fastest Europeans – men or women – to win nine events on the tour, according to FIVB. Thanks to another stellar performance, they underlined their status as gold-medal favourites in the men’s beach volleyball competition for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Īfter the sun set and a nice breeze began cooling off the venue, Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda Lisboa of Brazil defeated Americans Alix Klineman and April Ross 2-0 (21-19, 21-18) in the women’s final. While the host city of next year’s Games managed to dodge a typhoon forecasted earlier in the week, the heat only grew worse Sunday at Shiokaze Park on Tokyo’s waterfront. The world’s top-ranked pair won the official test event for Tokyo 2020 on Sunday beating the German duo of Nils Ehlers and Lars Fluggen 2-0 (21-17, 21-18). Not even the sweltering heat could stop Norway's beach volleyball stars Anders Mol and Christian Sorum at the FIVB World Tour Tokyo Open.
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