Sweden’s Olympic champions reach European
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Sweden’s Olympic champions reach European Beach Volleyball Championship round of 16

The reigning Olympic and world champions, David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig, are through to the round of 16 in the European Beach Volleyball Championship after a clear 2-0 victory over the Czech pair Ondrej Perusic and Matyas Dzavoronok.

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After losing to Julian Friedli and Jonathan Jordan of Switzerland, the Swedes were forced into a playoff on Thursday evening against the Czech pair to reach the round of 16.

It went without a problem. The Swedes won 21-12, 21-13 convincingly.

"It's great that we came back and won this match so convincingly," Jonatan Hellvig told SVT.

The Swedes will face a tough task in the round of 16 when they meet the Latvian duo Martins Plavins/Kristians Fokerots.

World number ones Elmer Andersson and Jacob Hölting Nilsson are also through to the round of 16. There they will face the French pair Elouan Chouikh-Barbez/Joadel Genevieve-Gardoque.

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