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Familiarity pays off as Bansley and Pavan start with win
- Updated: August 7, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 7, 2016 – Canada’s Heather Bansley and Sarah Pavan began their Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games campaign by beating the Netherlands’ Sophie van Gestel and Jantine van der Vlist 2-0 (21-15, 21-17) at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Sunday.
Here’s what they said after the match….
Sarah Pavan, Canada
“Our first Olympic match for both of us, there was a lot of emotion and some nerves at the beginning, but I though we handled it well. The Dutch team are a good team and we knew they would push us hard, but we stayed steady and consistent and to beat them 2-0 in our first Olympic match is …
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