Source: Xinhua
08-11-2008 15:23
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic GamesBEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women beach volleyball pair Tian Jia/Wang Jie scored their second victory in the preliminaries at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, defeating a Belgian pair.
Wang Jie (R) and Tian Jia of China compete 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) |
With the win, the Chinese pair, which defeated a Swiss duo in the first preliminary match on Aug. 9, have good chance in earning a berth in top 16.
The Chinese achieved the hard-won victory 2-1 (18-21, 21-19, 15-13) over Liesbeth Mouha and Liesbet Van Breedam of Belgium.
They said they were satisfied with the result.
"At some time we didn't play to our normal standard, but I'm happy with the result," said the 24-year-old Wang after the match.