2024-08-04 04:50:30
In the match of Group D, Graudiņa and Samoilova, who are seeded ninth in the tournament, defeated the Canadian duet Melissa Human-Paredes/Brandi Wilkerson (4th) 2-0 (21:14, 22:20).
The Latvians started the game with a 5-0 lead, increasing the difference at the end of the set and winning the set with 21-14.
The second set was a battle of equal opponents, the victory was won with Graudiņas’ block.
In the previous group matches, the Latvians lost 0-2 (15:21, 14:21) to the Swiss Esme Bebner and Zoe Verger-Depre (16th) and defeated the Paraguayan pair Juliana Poleti 2-0 (21:19, 21:15). Michel Valienti (21.).
In the other group games, the Canadian women beat the Paraguayan duo 2-0 (21:16, 21:12), but lost to the Swiss pair, Bebner and Verger-Depreux, 1-2 (18:21, 21:13, 11:15) with 2 -1 (23:21, 18:21, 15:12) defeating the Paraguayans as well.
Three wins in three games were won by Bebner/Verge-Depre, two wins by the Latvian pair, one success was celebrated by the Canadian women, but the Paraguayan duo ended the tournament with three losses.
The winners of the first two places in the groups, as well as the two best third-place winners, enter the round of 16, while two more duos will be known in the two duels of the other third-place winners.
Graudiņa and Samoilova are competing in the second Olympic Games in a row. In 2021, they won the fourth place.
The Olympic Games will take place in the French capital until August 11, and not only in the French capital, but also in 16 other places, including the French overseas territory of French Polynesia. The Games program includes 32 sports and 329 sets of medals will be distributed.
At the Paris Games, Latvia will be represented by 29 athletes in 14 sports: 3×3 basketball, BMX supercross and freestyle, show jumping, equestrian sports, mountain biking, shooting, modern pentathlon, swimming, beach volleyball, weightlifting, road cycling, tennis and athletics.
2024-08-04 04:50:30