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Battle of giants in Rio 2016 semifinal remake of London 2012 final
- Updated: August 18, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 18, 2016 – The most decorated team in Olympic history, Russia, and hosts Brazil will lock horns in the second semifinal of the men’s volleyball tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracanazinho on Friday, in a remake of the London 2012 final four years ago.
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These two volleyball giants have met 63 times in major international competitions. The Russians and their predecessors USSR and CIS won 33 of these encounters, while the Brazilians were successful 30 times.
The two sides have met nine times at eight different Olympic Games with Russia claiming five victories. At the very first edition where volleyball was present, Tokyo 1964, the Soviet Union achieved a 3-0 (15-7, 15-6, 15-9) win. At London 2012, Russia and …
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