The first-ever Olympic medal for Norway in volleyball. The youngest to ever win beach volleyball gold at the Olympics. Christian Sørum and Anders Mol entered the history books with a bang after defeating ROC duo Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy 2-0 (21-17, 21-18) in the gold medal match on Saturday.
The Beachvolley Vikings are only the second European team to win gold since the addition of beach volleyball to the Olympic programme in 1996. More so, they are the youngest to step atop the podium, with Sørum aged 25 and Mol 24.
"It feels unreal! We’ve been working for this so hard and for so long! It’s been our dream for so many years. Becoming the youngest Olympic champions is really a dream come true and I don’t think we really realise what we have done right now. It’s surreal," Mol told Volleyball World.