Cuban duo achieve first Rio 2016 aim

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Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2016 – Cuba’s Nivaldo Diaz and Sergio Gonzalez secured their third win to top their pool at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games with a 2-0 (21-15, 21-18) victory over Canada’s Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk at Copacabana Beach Arena on Thursday. 

Here’s what they said after the match…

Nivaldo Diaz, Cuba

“It’s not easy, we’re taking things match by match. This wasn’t our hardest game because the Canadians made some mistakes. We had to change strategies throughout the game and conserve energy. It might seem easy to the fans, but it isn’t easy at all.

“Our main aim was to make it through the group. Maybe things have been working out a little better …

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