Movin’ Day at Copacabana Wednesday

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 9, 2016 – The first of two “Movin’ Days” at the 12,000-seat “Coliseu on Copacabana” will be played here Wednesday with the 12-match Beach Volleyball schedule at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games determining the first set of qualifiers for the elimination rounds of the competition.

Two of the 12 matches Wednesday will feature pairs with 2-0 records in women’s Pools B and F with the winners earning the second- and sixth-seeded spot in the 16-team elimination bracket, respectively.  The seeds for the losing tandems will be determined at a draw early Friday morning following the playing of the “lucky losers” matches.

The Pool B match of 2-0 teams has 2015 FIVB world champions Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas of Brazil playing Elsa Baquerizo and Liliana Fernandez of Spain.  The Brazilians hold a 4-1 edge in the international series between the …

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