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NETHERLANDS HAS ALL THE ANSWERS TO THAI CHALLENGE   Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 2016 - The Netherlands has beaten Thailand 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-20) in a match many believed would go a long way towards deciding who will go to the 2016 Olympics. Read more... Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan BRAZILIAN YOUNGSTERS GEORGE & ARTHER CLAIM U21 GOLD Lucerne, Switzerland, May 16, 2016 – George Souto Maior Wanderley (19) and Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci (20) claimed their second FIVB age-group gold at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Lucerne on Monday. The Brazilians defeated Josue Gaston Gaxiola Leyva and Jose Luis Rubio Camargo from Mexico 2-0 (21-17, 22-20) in the final. Read more... BRAZIL'S DUDA & ANA PATRICIA CROWNED U21 QUEENS IN LUCERNE   Lucerne, Switzerland, May 16, 2016 – Both only 17 years old, Eduarda ‘Duda’ Santos Lisboa and Ana Patricia Silva Ramos claimed the gold at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships on Monday in Lucerne. The youth olympic champions from Brazil defeated Russia’s Nadezda Makroguzova and Svetlana Kholomina 2-0 (21-18, 21-8) in the final. Read more... LATVIANS NET FIVB WORLD TOUR GOLD MEDAL   Antalya, Turkey, May 15, 22016015 - The men’s gold medal match here Sunday to conclude the competition for the second annual Antalya Open will not be played as a left knee injury for Lars Fluggen forced the German to forfeit his title contest with Marcus Bockermann against Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins of Latvia. Read more... GERMANS LUDWIG & WALKENHORST TOP ANTALYA OPEN WOMEN'S PODIUM Antalya, Turkey, May 14, 2016 - Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst ended the historical journey for Taru Lahti and Riikka Lehtonen of Finland as the German pair captured their second FIVB World Tour gold medal this season and their fourth overall since forming their partnership in 2013 by winning the women’s title at the US$150,000 Antalya Open here Saturday afternoon on the BeachPark center court.