Two Canadian beach volleyball teams have earned their spots for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Annie Martin and Marie-Andree Lessard will compete in the women's Olympic tournament, while Josh Binstock and Martin Reader will represent Canada in the men's competition.
Both teams won their final matches at the Canadian Beach Volleyball Trials at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto.
Martin and Lessard were trailing rivals Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney in the first set, falling 21-17. Martin and Lessard then recovered, winning the second set 21-12.
"Marie-Andrée and I have been partners for four years, and there have been a lot of ups and downs in those years, but now it's only up," said Martin. "We thank Liz and Heather for working so hard with us at the Olympic Qualifier last month in Mexico. It is because of our work together that Canada earned a spot at the Games. I wish they were coming to London too."
In the third and final set, Maloney put up a massive block to tie the score at seven. From there, Martin and Lessard charged to a final score, winning 15-10, and earning their ticket to London.
"Right now, I couldn't be more excited," said Binstock. "I played hockey originally, and used to play with lots of emotion. Today, I brought that emotion with me on the beach volleyball court and it helped me. I have to congratulate our friends Ben Saxtonand Cristian Redmann, who worked with us to earn Canada's Olympic spot at the Qualifier - we wouldn't be going to London without them."
Reader and Binstock won back to back sets to earn their ticket to London, beating Ben Saxton and Christian Redmann.
"We executed our plan perfectly, our position serving, big blocks and great defense," said Martin Reader. "But we still have a lot of work to do, now with the Olympic Games ahead of us. Today was great with so many friends and family here - we felt really supportedand it helped carry us to the win. We're used to playing in front of hostile crowds - today was very different!"
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