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Jefferson & Cherif claim Copacabana glory, finally
- Updated: August 10, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 10, 2016 – After losing their first Pool F Beach Volleyball match to a team from the United States in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse of Qatar “finally” found success on Copacabana by winning their final two pool paly contests to advance to the elimination rounds.
After upsetting Spaniards Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera in three sets Monday, the Asian Continental Cup qualifiers rallied to post a 2-1 (18-21, 21-19, 15-12) win in 57 minutes here Wednesday mid-day over European Continental Cup winners Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl of Austria.
Wednesday’s match was the second international meeting between the two teams as Huber and Seidl posted a three-set win over Jefferson and Cherif last September at the Xiamen Open in China. The Qatar pair, which had four 25ths and a 17th in their last five FIVB World Tour events, won an international event in mid-February on Kish Island …
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