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14 Aug 2016, 17:13

Russian tennis players Makarova and Vesnina win Olympic gold in women’s double

They defeated 6-4, 6-4 Timea Bacsinszky and Martina Hingis of Switzerland
Russian tennis players Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina Valery Sharifulin/TASS
Russian tennis players Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
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RIO DE JANEIRO, August 14. /TASS/. Russian tennis players Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina have won gold medals in women’s double at the Rio 2016 Olympics on Sunday.

In the gold medal match, they defeated 6-4, 6-4 Timea Bacsinszky and Martina Hingis of Switzerland. Bronze went to Lucie Hradecka and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic.