South American rookies face European powerhouse in Rio

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 6, 2016 – The Olympic rookies from Argentina are the first Rio 2016 challenge for the European standout Russia. The two teams will close the first competition day in Pool A of the women’s volleyball tournament at the Games.

Both sides earned their tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympics through their respective continental Olympic qualification tournaments in January of this year. Russia won the CEV event in Ankara, Turkey, while Argentina finished first at the CSV tournament at home, in …

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