Olympics-Beach Volleyball-Ludwig shines as Germany beat Japan, Canada moves into last-16

[ASFN Admin]

Defending Olympic beach volleyball champion Laura Ludwig of Germany rebounded from an opening defeat with an all-round display as she and partner Margareta Kozuch beat hosts Japan in straight sets at Shiokaze Park on Monday. Having lost to Switzerland, the German duo trailed in both sets to Japan's Miki Ishii and Megumi Murakami before mounting comebacks to win 21-17 22-20.

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