Olympic women's volleyball: Brazil beats US to gold
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Sun, 08/12/2012 - 07:13.
London, Aug 12 - Brazil overpowered the US to claim gold in the Olympic women's volleyball event Saturday.
The defending champions fought back from a set down to win 11-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
In the bronze medal match, Japan beat South Korea in straight sets earlier Saturday. (IANS)
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