{"id":153966,"date":"2016-08-07T19:33:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T09:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=153966"},"modified":"2020-10-08T14:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T04:38:29","slug":"taliqua-off-to-a-flying-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/08\/07\/taliqua-off-to-a-flying-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliqua Off To A Flying Start"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy in action during their first Pool F match on Saturday night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 7, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olympic volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden are off to a great start in their bid to win a medal at the Rio Games.<\/p>\n

The pair notched up a two-set to nil win over Costa Ricans Karen Cope Charles and Nathalia Alfaro in a preliminary Pool F match in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Their next match will be played at noon (AEST) on Tuesday, against Venezuelans Olaya Perez Pazo and Norisbeth Isais Agudo Gonzalez.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE August 9: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clancy and Bawden have won 2-0 against Venezuelans Olaya Perez Pazo and Norisbeth Isais Agudo Gonzalez in their Pool F Beach Volleyball game at the Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n

Their next game is on Wednesday at 11:00pm (AEST) against Dutch pair Madelein Meppelink and Marleen van Iersel.<\/p>\n

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South Burnett residents wanting to send Taliqua “best wishes” from her old home region should click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n