Beach Volleyball Competition At Buenos Aires 2018

Summer Youth Olympics 

2018 

Beach Volleyball Competition At  Buenos Aires 

2018

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BUENOS AIRES:-  On the last day of beach volleyball competition at Green Park, the local duo made up of Mauro Zelayeta and Juan Bautista Amieva Tarditti climbed the podium in a sport that was among the favourites among spectators.

In the match for the bronze, Zelayeta and Amieva Tarditti beat the Hungarian duo Artur Hajos and Bence Attila Streli to wrap up the tournament on a good note despite their tough defeat in three sets in the semifinal against the Netherlands on Tuesday.

"The podium was a goal for us from the beginning. We knew we had a good game but we didn’t know what we were going to find," said Amieva Tarditti, who was born in the Argentinian province of Mendoza but moved to his friend Zelayeta’s house in coastal city Mar del Plata to be able to train together and be in top form for the home Youth Olympic Games.

"When we scored the last point, the only thing that crossed my mind was that I wanted to put the medal around my neck and not have any more sun! I could not digest what we had achieved. It’s a real joy," Zelayeta said.

At Nanjing 2014, the duo that was representing Argentina at that time also won a bronze medal.

The medallists received support from the local spectators as well as their relatives, who came from Mendoza and Mar del Plata.

"My friends, my father and my three brothers came here, and my grandparents too, who almost missed their flight. I want to thank them for their support," said Amieva Tarditti.

Zelayeta could relate: "My whole family came, even my grandmother, and I can never get her to leave the house, so I am very happy about that."