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Ludwig returns to Olympic quarter-finals with Walkenhorst
- Updated: August 13, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016 – Now that Laura Ludwig has reached the Olympic quarter-finals for the second-straight Beach Volleyball quadrennial, can she and Kira Walkenhorst become the first women’s team from Germany to compete in a “Summer” Games semi-finals?
The answer to that question will be Sunday when Ludwig and Walkenhorst are challenged by Canadians Heather Bansley and Sarah Pavan in one of four women’s quarter-final matches at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with the winning team advancing to Tuesday’s semi-finals to meet an opponent from Brazil, The Netherlands or Switzerland. The Canadians have won four of the five international meeting with Ludwig and Walkenhorst.
To reach the quarter-finals, Ludwig and Walkenhorst posted their fourth-straight win the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the 12,000-seat “Coliseu on Copacabana” by eliminating Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre of Switzerland 2-0 (21-19, 21-10) in 36 …
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