A 19-25 25-17 25-22 25-23 victory at the Maracanazinho saw China win the event for the first time since 2004.
Errors from Serbia proved crucial, as they made 27 to China's 17 to slump to defeat in one hour, 37 minutes.
This marked a first ever women's volleyball medal for Serbia, while only Russia (four) have won more gold medals than China.
The United States, runners-up in Beijing and London, took out the bronze medal thanks to a 25-23 25-27 25-22 25-19 victory over Netherlands.
2024-07-23T17:29:01+00:00Russia's bobsleigh federation said female pilot Nadezhda Sergeyeva had tested positive for a "heart medicine" which is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of banned substances.2024-07-23T17:19:16+00:00Zagitova was breathtaking in the Russian-dominated short programme, breaking the world record set just minutes earlier by her team-mate, 18-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva.2024-08-01T16:46:36+00:00Akwasi Frimpong might have placed last but he's not losing focus on the goal ahead for Beijing 2020.
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