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London Olympic beach volleyball silver medalist Emanuel Rego has refused to rule out extending his career to the age of 43 at the Rio 2016 Games.

Germans Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann won Olympic gold in the men's beach volleyball by beating Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti 23-21 16-21 16-14, becoming the first European team to claim the title.

By Earle Couper - Comox Valley Record Published: August 02, 2012 12:00 PM Updated: August 02, 2012 12:17 PM Martin Reader and Josh Binstock added a ton of Canadian grit to the 5,000 tonnes of sand at the Horse Guards Parade men's beach volleyball venue Wednesday at the 2012 London Olympics.

World champions Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti of Brazil beat Latvians Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins in their men's beach volleyball semi-final on Tuesday, paving the way for Emanuel to attempt to recapture gold after eight years.

That ultra-memorable scene in Top Gun, when the guys are all playing sand volleyball wearing tight jeans and that's about it, is a distant memory when we watch Olympians Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal play beach volleyball on TV.