US beach volleyball shut out of medals for first time in Olympic history

• Final US men's team lose in quarter-finals to Qatar
• First time since sports introduction in 1996 US has not won medal

For the first time, the US is leaving an Olympic Games without a medal in beach volleyball.

Miles Partain and Andy Benesh couldn't stop the slide against the Qatari team of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, losing 21-14, 21-16. It is the first American medal shutout since the sport was added to the Olympic program at the 1996 Atlanta Games.