The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
(BEIJING, August 12) -- The Beijing Olympic Beach Volleyball competition will continue its Day five run on Wednesday at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground.
In the Women's competition, the top seeds Tian Jia and Wang Jie of China will take on Norwegian pair Kathrine Maaseide and Susanne Glesnes, who have not been defeated in the last two matches. The focus is on which team will continue the winning streak.
Ana Paula Conelly and Larissa Franca of Brazil will take on Tamsin Barnett and Natalie Cook of Australia. The hastily arranged Brazilian team performed impressively in the last two matches, but it is doubtful whether they can win a match with opponents like Cook, bronze medallist at the Atlanta 1996 and gold medallist at the Sydney 2000, and Barnett, the 2007 FIVB Most Improved Player.
Men's No. 3 seeds Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego of Brazil will face a real challenge from Australian duo Andrew Schacht and Joshua Slack, who also remain unbeaten in the last two matches. The encounter between two in-form teams is worth expecting.
Also in Men's competition, the No.2 seeds Philip Dalhausser and Todd Rogers of the United States will take on Mariano Joaquin Baracetti and Martin Alejo Conde of Argentina. As all four teams in the pool have the same competition record, it will be a win-or-die match that decides which team goes to the knockout stage.
