Medal shutout: U.S. men's beach volleyball duo loses to Qatar

(Photo credit: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki)
There will be no medals for the United States in beach volleyball for the first time since it became an Olympic sport in 1996.

Miles Partain and Andy Benesh were the last Americans alive and they lost 21-14, 21-16 to Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar in Wednesday's quarterfinals at Paris below the Eiffel Tower.

"Qatar played really well," Benesh said. "We just didn't exe