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Sweden’s Jacob Holting Nilsson & Elmer Andersson win Brasilia Elite gold; seventh Beach Pro Tour gold Empowered Holting Nilsson & Andersson, Plavins & Fokerots make Elite podium again – FIVB Sweden’s Jacob Holting Nilsson & Elmer Andersson and Latvia’s Martins Plavins & Kristians Fokerots, both FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries, made it to their second consecutive Elite podium on the Beach Pro Tour. After they claimed silver and bronze, respectively, at the Saquarema Elite last month, Holting Nilsson & Andersson upgraded to gold, while Plavins & Fokerots picked up another bronze at last week’s Brasilia Elite. The men’s silver in the Brazilian capital went to Poland’s Michal Bryl & Bartosz Losiak, while Brazil’s Carol Solberg & Rebecca Cavalcanti, Italy’s Valentina Gottardi & Reka Orsi Toth and USA’s Savannah Cory (Savvy) & Devon Newberry lined up on the women’s podium. ...

Sweden’s Jacob Holting Nilsson & Elmer Andersson won gold at Brasilia Elite, Brasilia, Brazil; seventh Beach Pro Tour gold Empowered Holting Nilsson & Andersson, Plavins & Fokerots make Elite podium again – FIVB Sweden’s Jacob Holting Nilsson & Elmer Andersson and Latvia’s Martins Plavins & Kristians Fokerots, both FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries, made it to their second consecutive Elite podium on the Beach Pro Tour. After they claimed silver and bronze, respectively, at the Saquarema Elite last month, Holting Nilsson & Andersson upgraded to gold, while Plavins & Fokerots picked up another bronze at last week’s Brasilia Elite. The men’s silver in the Brazilian capital went to Poland’s Michal Bryl & Bartosz Losiak, while Brazil’s Carol Solberg & Rebecca Cavalcanti, Italy’s Valentina Gottardi & Reka Orsi Toth and USA’s Savannah Cory (Savvy) & Devon Newberry lined up on the women’s podium. ...