China`s women duo in Olympic beach volleyball quarters

London: China`s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi marched into the quarterfinals of the women`s beach volleyball beating a Russian duo 2-0 in the London Olympic Games Saturday

The bronze medallists of Beijing Olympics Xue/Zhang eased past Evgenia Ukolova and Ekaterina Khomyakova 21-12, 21-11 in a packed Horse Guard Parade venue, in central London, reports Xinhua. Losing the opener of the tournament, the Chinese pair came back strongly to book a top 16 berth with a 2-1 win-loss record during the group stage. IANS