Brouwer and Meeuwsen happy to be Dutch history boys

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 18, 2016 – The Netherlands’ Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen won the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games bronze medal with a 2-0 (23-21, 24-22) victory over Russia’s Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Thursday. 

In doing so Brouwer and Meeuwsen become the first Dutch team to win an Olympic beach volleyball medal.

Here’s what they said after the match…

Alexander Brouwer, the Netherlands

“That 2-0 doesn’t tell the whole story. What a match. That first set they were leading, but even when we’re behind we keep fighting and stayed aggressive. We took a lot of risks with our serve-block and I think that was rewarding for us. I am really happy to take this bronze here.

“It was a great experience for our country. Our …

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