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Brazil's libero Camila Brait and teammate Rosamaria Montibeller fist bump during a women's volleyball semifinal match against South Korea, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. 

Move over soccer: Brazil’s award-winning volleyball teams compete for Olympic gold

Tokyo Olympics

Brazil may not be top-of-mind as a volleyball powerhouse. But since the 1980s, the men’s and women’s teams have been making waves on the court.

A group of 40 men of all ages wear a mix of white and blue judogis — the traditional judo uniform. Most are black belts.

France loves judo: How the French team won the Olympic gold

Tokyo Olympics
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