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| Reuters |
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.
On the other side of the Chilean capital Brazilian boxers were piling up 12 medals, including four gold, all from women, led by twice world champion and Olympic silver medallist Beatriz Ferreira.
World champions in 2022 before losing the title to the U.S. two weeks ago, Ramos and Lisboa were golden again as they beat the Canadian flag bearers Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson 2-0.
