Lion King roars way to victory

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Rio de Janeiro, August 7, 2016 – Latvia’s Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs began their Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games campaign by beating Canada’s Chaim Schalk and Ben Saxton 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 15-13) at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Sunday. 

Here’s what they said after the match….

Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia

“I feel so happy for the fans who stayed till 1am. They came and watched and I think they enjoyed it. 

“You are not thinking, you’re just concentrating. I closed my eyes and thought about the small details. You’re not thinking about if you lose. 

“We were down so they had more pressure. If you’re …

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