 Women's
Italian Open
Milan, Italy September 03-07 2003
China make it two in a row
 Milan,
Italy, September 07, 2003 - China's golden girls Jia
Tian and Fei Wang have rewritten the history books for
the second time in two weeks with back to back
SWATCH-FIVB World Tour titles after claiming the gold
medal at the $150,000 EstaThé Italian Open on Sunday.
After becoming the first team from the world's most
populated country to win a gold medal on the World Tour
by claiming the Bali Open title at the end of August,
the two 22-year-olds have claimed gold again after
fighting back from one set down to beat Brazilian second
seeds Adriana Behar and Shelda 2-1 (17-21, 22-20,
15-11).
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Results
Tournament standings Pic: Fei Wang (left) and
Jia Tian were unbeaten all week in Milan
First Place: Tian Jia and Wang Fei
(China)
Second place: Adriana Behar - Shelda (Brazil)
Third place: Nancy Mason and Dianne
DeNecochea (USA)
Tian Jia (China)
wins the
'Speedo Most Valuable Player Award'
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