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A HEATED bust-up at Paris 2024 was defused thanks to a very creative DJ who took brilliant initiative during the women's beach volleyball final.

Canada and Brazil faced off on Friday at the Eiffel Tower Stadium and tensions reached boiling point during the tiebreaking third set.

The women's beach volleyball final almost descended to chaos
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The women's beach volleyball final almost descended to chaosCredit: Reuters
Brazil and Canada were competing in the final when tempers flared
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Brazil and Canada were competing in the final when tempers flaredCredit: Reuters
The official stepped in but struggled to calm things
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The official stepped in but struggled to calm thingsCredit: AFP

Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson started exchanging some heavy words across the net with Brazilians Ana Patricia Ramos and Duda Lisboa.

The referee tried to calm the two pairs down but his efforts proved to be futile as tensions continued to flare.

That is when the DJ decided to step in with the power of music.

And John Lennon's legendary Imagine song started echoing around the arena.

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The scrap immediately came to an end and fans started singing the lyrics to the classic peace anthem.

Even the two pairs immediately exchanged their frowny faces with big smiles.

The athletes applauded the DJ before their match was restarted in France.

Fans were left in awe by that incredible peacemaking moment and stormed social media.

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The DJ started playing John Lennon's classic Imagine song
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The DJ started playing John Lennon's classic Imagine songCredit: BBC
The athletes immediately calmed down and were spotted smiling
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The athletes immediately calmed down and were spotted smilingCredit: BBC
Even the fans joined in on the fun from the stands
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Even the fans joined in on the fun from the standsCredit: BBC

One Paris 2024 enthusiast tweeted: "This was everything…"

Another commented: "Props to the DJ for cracking them up. It's amazing how a little laughter can make everything feel better."

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A third said: "Iconic moments like these are worth living to see."

This fan wrote: "I laughed so hard at this, the DJ definitely deserves a medal too."

And that one stated: "I died."

Brazil went on to win the third set and conquered gold thanks to a 15-10 victory.

Canada won the silver medal with Switzerland finishing third after beating Australia in the bronze medal match.

And it was obvious that the Brazilian and Canadian pair made peace as they shared a celebratory selfie on the podium.

The two teams made peace as they celebrated on the podium after Brazil's victory
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The two teams made peace as they celebrated on the podium after Brazil's victoryCredit: AP
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