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- Updated: August 8, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 8, 2016 – A lucky Brazilian fan got a wonderful surprise when he watched the Rio 2016 Olympic Games women’s volleyball match of China and Italy at Maracanazinho on Monday.
China bounced back from their loss on the first day, with a great straight-set win over Italy. The Chinese side led by its captain Hui Ruoqi had the honour to give away an autographed match ball to one lucky spectator in the volleyball competition.
Hui tossed the ball to the crowd and an astounded young man named Tales, a native of Amazonas, caught the rare Olympic keepsake.
“Volleyball is popular from where I come from,” Tales said. “I’ve been watching this sport with my mother since I was young. I was a bit surprised because we were just sitting here and the Chinese captain Hui …
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