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Japan's Jun Mizutani competes against Belarus's Vladimir Samsonov in the Men's Singles Table Tennis bronze medal match at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 11, 2016. Photo
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Belarus' Vladimir Samsonov in action in his quarterfinal against compatriot Alexei Smirnov Stock Photo - Alamy
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2016 Olympics: Vladimir Samsonov to face world number five in quarterfinal | Press releases, Belarus | Belarus.by
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