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Rio 2016: Jefferson/Cherif storm into knockout round

Qatar’s debutants Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse secured the first objective of their major mission by qualifying for the Rio Olympic Games beach volleyball elimination round with a gritty comeback triumph. At the Copacabana Beach on Wednesday, Asian Continental Cup champions Pereira and Younousse, who began playing together only last year, defeated European Continental...

Rio 2016: Jefferson/Cherif post superb win in beach volleyball

Asian Continental Cup qualifiers Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse of Qatar brightened their chances of advancing to the knock-out stage of the Rio Olympic Games men’s beach volleyball with a gritty come-from-behind victory over FIVB World Tour veterans Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera of Spain on Monday. At the picturesque Copacabana Beach arena, Pereira and...

Qatari beach volleyball players raring to go

Qatar beach volleyball team coach Pedro Paulo Costa and his pair of Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younnouse are eagerly waiting for the start of the men’s competition in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the majestic Copacabana Beach on August 6. After facing numerous ups and downs, including a change of partner, the 27-year-old Pereira finally settled with younger teammate...

Sandstormers ready for Rio Olympics

As beach volleyball commemorates its 20th anniversary as an Olympic sport, debutants Qatar look for their own share of joy at the Games in Rio. Qatar’s Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse, who made the Olympic cut by winning the Asian Volleyball Confederation’s Continental Cup in Australia, are relishing the prospect of playing at the exotic Copacabana...