{Valentine Munezero and Penelope Musabyimana delivered a rare medal for Rwanda by defeating Scotland in the bronze medal contest at the Commonwealth Youth Games Beach Volleyball in Nassau, Bahamas.}<\/p>\n
In an epic girl\u2019s game, Rwanda beat Scotland\u2019s Jennifer Lee and Emma Waldie 15-21, 26-24, 15-10 on Saturday, beforehand they national beach volleyball pair qualified to the semifinals in Commonwealth Youth Games 2017, in the first match they beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-<\/p>\n
Penelope Musabyimana and Valentine Munezero lost their second match against the New Zealand 0-2 (10-21; 19-21). Rwandan side is the only African team in top 4.
\nMeanwhile, Australia entered the record books as the first nation to win a Commonwealth Youth Games beach volleyball gold medal as Rebecca Ingram and Carrie Van Rensburg beat New New Zealand\u2019s Ella Akkerman Jasmine Pepi-Milton in straight sets today.<\/p>\n
The Australian pair proved far too strong for their fierce rivals as they swept aside the New Zealand pair 21-13, 21-13 in 29 minutes at the Bahamas Football Association National Stadium.<\/p>\n
The boy\u2019s title was secured by England’s Javier and Joaquin Bello, who overcame Sotiris Siapanis and Constantinos Skordis of Cyprus 21-16, 21-14.
\nBeach volleyball will make its debut on the main Commonwealth Games program at Gold Coast 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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