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- Updated: August 7, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 7, 2016 – Mexico’s Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen began their Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games campaign by beating Italy’s Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo 2-0 (14-21, 21-14, 15-11) at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Sunday.
Here’s what they said after the match….
Lombardo Ontiveros, Mexico
“First Olympic match, first win, it’s amazing. We were tense, shaky and anxious in the first set, but we made adjustments for the second set and the wind was super helpful for us.
“You have to play very well and Juan’s service is amazing right now. …
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