Melissa Vargas scores 31 points and achieves a record in Paris 2024

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Melissa Vargas and your selection of Türkiye They played for the second time in the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesa clash in which they defeated the Dominican Republic three sets to one.

In her debut at the multi-sport event, Melissa Vargas led her team to victory over NetherlandsIn that duel, which ended 3×2 in favor of the Turks, the Antillean player scored a total of 30 points. Meanwhile, her teammates supported her in an impressive comeback, after losing the first two sets.

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Turkey wins against the Dominican Republic in Paris 2024

Turkey lost the first period again against the Dominican Republic, currently the highest-ranked team in the Central American and Caribbean region. The Europeans reacted quickly and won the next three sets.

The Dominicans surprised in the first set of the duel with an exact game, in which they only allowed six points to their rivals due to errors. Meanwhile, the Quisqueyanas took advantage of eight mistakes by their opponents and scored 14 points in attacks, two more than Turkey to dominate the actions.

However, in the second set, the team led by Melissa Vargas was different and, with high effectiveness in the shots, won 25×18 to equal the actions. Turkey managed 18 points in 30 attempts, to exceed 50 percent.

The third and fourth periods of the match played out in a similar fashion. Turkey confirmed its lead with a score of 25×22 and a clear dominance in the fourth set of 25×15.

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Great performance by Melissa Vargas against the Dominican Republic

Individually, Melissa Vargas scored 31 points in the match and achieved a 52 percent shooting efficiency. Of her points, 26 were from spikes, two from blocks and three from her powerful serve.

Melissa Vargas scored three points on serve against the Dominican Republic at Paris 2024. Photo: Olympics

In addition, after her work in the match, she became the first Cuban in the history of the Olympic Games with 31 points.

Although it is very difficult for Melissa Vargas and Turkey to be left out of the quarterfinals, they will have to wait for the result of the duel between Italia and the Netherlands to find out their immediate future in the multi-sport event.

If Italy wins in three or four sets, the game between the Turks and Italians on August 4 will be to define the first place in the Group C in Paris 2024.

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