Spaniards hold off Argentineans to net Rio Olympic win

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 6, 2016 – Elsa Baquerizo and Liliana Fernandez entered the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as the longest-tenured partnership in the quadrennial and the Spaniards’ experience paid dividends as they posted an opening Pool B win over Ana Gallay and Georgina Klug of Argentina here Saturday mid-day.

One of six men’s and women’s teams in the competition that played in the London 2012 Olympic Games, Elsa and Liliana posted a 2-0 (21-11, 21-19) win in 42 minutes over Gallay and Klug.  It was the 11th international match between the two teams with the Spaniards now holding an 8-3 …

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