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Dutch and Swiss earn Olympic tickets
The two countries prevail in the European Continental Cup Finals and claim additional spots in Tokyo
It came down to the gold match in both genders, but the Netherlands and Switzerland earned tickets for the Tokyo Olympics beach volleyball tournament as Dutch women and Swiss men prevailed in the European Continental Cup Finals in The Hague.
Raisa Schoon and Katja Stam were the main names of the Dutch qualification as they won both of their matches against Russia to secure the ticket. The host country started the duel trailing as two-time Olympian Marleen van Iersel and partner Pleun Ypma lost to reigning Youth Olympic champions Mariia Bocharova and Maria Voronina 2-0 (18-21, 15-21) in the opening match of the day.
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