Poland’s Jagoda Gruszczynska & Aleksandra Wachowicz, known as Ola, secured their maiden gold at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Madrid on Sunday. They triumphed over Valentyna Davidova & Anhelina Khmil of Ukraine and Belgium’s Sarah Cools & Lisa Van Den Vonder.

After earning bronze in Bialystok 2022 and silver in Warsaw 2023, Gruszczynska & Ola clinched their first Beach Pro Tour gold outside Poland. They dropped only one set throughout the Madrid 2024 event, defeating Latvia’s Liva Ebere and Deniela Konstantinova in the semifinals and Ukraine’s Davidova & Khmil in the final.

Davidova & Khmil made their international debut with a silver, defeating Cools & Van Den Vonder in the semifinals. The Belgian duo secured bronze by beating the young Latvians.

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