BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- With a second win by
Norway's Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide on Monday, China's women beach
volleyball pair Tian Jia/Wang Jie also clinched a berth in top 16 at the Beijing
Olympic Games.
Glesnes/Maaseide won over
Switzerland's Simone Kuhn and Lea Schwer 2-0, adding to their victory over Belgium's
Liesbeth Glesnes/Liesbet Van Breedam on Aug. 9.
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Wang Jie (L) and Tian Jia of China
celebrate during the match against Liesbeth Mouha and Liesbet van Breedam
of Belgium in women's preliminary pool A of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
beach volleyball event in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. Wang Jie and Tian
Jia of China won the match 2-1. (Xinhua/Sadat)
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Tian/Wang scored their second victory earlier on
Monday, defeating Glesnes/Van Breedam. They won over Kuhn/Schwer in their first
preliminary.
Beijing Olympics beach volleyball tournament features
24 men's teams and 24 women's teams. The 24 pairs are divided into six groups
for round robin preliminary matches and the two best teams in each group and
four best third-placed advance to top 16.
China's best Olympic finish was ninth place, made by
Tian and her then partner Wang Fei at the Athens Games.
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Wang Jie (L) and Tian Jia of China
celebrate during the match against Liesbeth Mouha and Liesbet van Breedam
of Belgium in women's preliminary pool A of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
beach volleyball event in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. Wang Jie and Tian
Jia of China won the match 2-1. (Xinhua/Sadat)
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Wang Jie of China serves during the
match against Liesbeth Mouha and Liesbet van Breedam of Belgium in women's
preliminary pool A of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games beach volleyball
event in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China won
the match 2-1. (Xinhua/Sadat)
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