Brazil lost the bronze medal match in women’s sitting volleyball Paris Paralympic Games against Canada by 3 sets to 0 this Saturday (7). After two consecutive editions of the Paralympic Games, reaching the podium with bronze, the women’s team had no chance and the Canadians won an unprecedented medal for their country.

The first set was marked by ten impressive aces from Canada, while Brazil did not score a single point in this manner. The athlete Heidi Peters was responsible for eight of these ten scoring serves. The start of the match was even, but Heidi quickly tried to unbalance the game. When the score was 7-4 for Canada, he went to the service line and put on a show. Of the four consecutive points scored by the Canadians, three were his aces, and the difference reached 7 points. Canada won the first set 25-15.

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In the second, the Canadians continued to dominate. Despite Brazil’s good start, opening 4-1, the opponents remained calm to reverse the result to 7-6 and soon open an 11-7 lead. This time, the aces did not have much difference, there were 2 for each team. However, after taking the lead, the North American team did not give Brazil any more chances and closed the set 25-18.

The third set, which would be the last, was a more balanced contest with the teams alternating in the lead until the partial score of 9-9. Then, the Brazilian team managed to open a 4-point lead and organized a reaction, which must be ancient history, with 13-9. But, as in the second set, it quickly suffered a setback. Canada sought a 14-14 draw and dominated the rest of the match to win an unprecedented medal. The Canadians opened a 20-15 lead before closing the game at 25-18 and winning the bronze.

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Brazilian sitting volleyball bids farewell to Paris 2024 without a medal in this sport. The men’s team, second in the world rankings and among the favorites for the podium, stopped in the group stage with 2 defeats and 1 victory.