Olympics 2020

Olympic Volleyball Day 13: ROC dashes Brazil’s hopes of repeat gold in men’s semifinals; France advances to final

Maxim Mikhaylov #17 of Team ROC and Ivan Iakovlev #9 defend against the strike by Yoandy Leal Hidalgo #9 of Team Brazil during the Men's Semifinals volleyball on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

By NBC Olympics

Published August 5, 2021 1:43 AM

(Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

The Russian Olympic Committee derailed Brazil’s hopes for a second consecutive gold in men’s volleyball by defeating the 2016 Olympic champions in the semifinals.

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