World champs off to winning start as beach volleyball lights up Copacabana

Rio de Janeiro, August 6, 2016 – Reigning world champions Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt started early and started with a bang much to the delight of the Copacabana Arena crowd on day one of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The Brazilian pair were second on court but they showed no lingering signs of needing a weekend lie-in as they despatched Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter 2-0 (21-19, 22-20) after holding off a battling performance from the Canadian duo in the second set. READ MORE Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, Alison and Bruno’s predecessors as world champs, also started in the best way possible, with a 2-0 (21-15, 21-14) victory against Nikita Liamin and Dimitri Barsouk. READ MORE Italy’s Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Carambula took on Austria’s Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst in the opening match at Copacabana and turned in an impressive performance to defeat their …

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