Russia beats Brazil Men's Volleyball Gold at London Olympics 2012
Russia win its first men's volleyball gold in 32 years by rallying past Brazil in five sets in Sunday's final at the London Olympics.
Second-ranked Russia dropped the first two sets and faced two match points before putting together an impressive comeback in a 19-25, 20-25, 29-27, 25-22, 15-9 victory, paced by 7-foot-2 middle blocker Dmitriy Muserskiy's 31 points.
The Russians thought they had won it on Muserskiy's kill in the fifth set and began to celebrate, but the officials awarded the point to Brazil. After regrouping, Muserskiy came right back to spike match point. It was Russia's fourth gold medal in the event, most of any nation. But the last time Russia was atop the podium was in Moscow, when the former Soviet Union won gold on home soil in 1980.
Brazil was attempting to sweep the indoor volleyball titles after its women's team beat the United States in Saturday's final at Earls Court.