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- Updated: August 12, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2016 – Russia’s Ekaterina Birlova and Evgenia Ukolova booked their place in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games round of 16 with a 2-1 (21-19, 12-21, 15-10) victory over the Czech Republic’s Marketa Slukova and Barbara Hermannova in the lucky loser round at Copacabana Beach Arena on Thursday.
The win sets up a round of 16 clash against Spain’s Elsa Baquerizo and Liliana Fernandez.
Here’s what they said after the match…
Ekaterina Birlova, Russia
“We are happy that we can play one more game. I think it’s good for all athletes, especially in the Olympic Games, it’s a new experience. …
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