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Liamin and Barsuk feed off crowd challenge to reach quarterfinals
- Updated: August 13, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016 – Russia’s Nikita Liamin and Dmitri Barsuk booked their place in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games quarterfinals with a 2-1 (16-21, 21-14, 15-10) win over Brazil’s Pedro Salgado and Evandro Goncalves at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Saturday.
Here’s what they said after the match…
Nikita Liamin, Russia
“I can’t describe that performance. It just feels great.
“When the crowd cheered for us, it meant a lot for us because the crowd at Copacabana know about the sport and what constitutes good play.”
Dmitri Barsuk, Russia
“I like a challenge and challenging my rivals, so when they cheered for …
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