There is a lot of sand in Qatar but not a lot of beach parties. At least, not the kind of revelry that tends to draw beach volleyball players, in their bikinis and short shorts.
A lack of tradition, though, has not stopped Qatar from assembling a top-flight beach volleyball team. On Saturday, Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won bronze in the Olympic men¡¯s beach volleyball competition, after having defeated Italy, the 2016 silver medalists, along the way.
¡°Everyone now knows Qatar in beach volleyball,¡± Younousse said. ¡°It¡¯s on the map.¡±
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