From the beach to the ring Brazilians punched and spiked their way to Pan American Games gold on Friday as the first week of competition in chilly Santiago came to an end along with the United States gold rush.
Beach volleyball is considered a national pastime in Brazil and under the fog shrouded Andes mountains the top ranked women's pair of Patricia Ramos and Duda Lisboa and men's duo of Andre Stein and George Souto produced steely performances to return home with both titles.
Andre Loyola and George Souto had to work a little longer and harder into the cold evening to complete the golden double needing three sets to see off Cuba's Jorge Alayo and Noslen Diaz 2-1. Boxing powerhouse Cuba was limited to just two gold, twice Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz taking the men's 92kg final and Arlen Lopez Cardona the winner at 80kg.
"Out of all the tournaments I've been to, I've been able to capture gold and I was missing Pan Ams," said Thibeault. "Now missing the Olympics, but hopefully we're on the right path and that's what we're going to get."
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