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Canadian beach volleyballers Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes to play for Olympic medal

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Canada's Brandie Wilkerson attacks the net against Spain's Daniela Alvarez during the Olympic women's beach volleyball quarterfinals on Wednesday at Eiffel Tower Stadium. (Julian Finney/Getty Images - image credit)
Canada's Brandie Wilkerson attacks the net against Spain's Daniela Alvarez during the Olympic women's beach volleyball quarterfinals on Wednesday at Eiffel Tower Stadium. (Julian Finney/Getty Images - image credit)

Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic women's beach volleyball tournament in Paris on Wednesday.

The Toronto duo defeated Spain's Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno 21-18, 21-18 at Eiffel Tower Stadium.

Canada will next face Switzerland's Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, with live coverage available on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Olympics app and CBC Gem.

More to come.