Beach volleyball: May-Treanor and Walsh win third gold

Aug. 9

LONDON (Reuters) - United States pair Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their third straight Olympic gold medal in women's beach volleyball by beating compatriots Jennifer Kessy and April Ross 2-0 in the final on Wednesday.

May-Treanor and Walsh, who won 21-16 21-16, took gold in Athens in 2004 and again in Beijing in 2008. No other beach volleyball team, men or women, have retained an Olympic title, let alone won a third.

(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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