Russia's Taras Khtei in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Alexander Volkov, right, and Russian volleyball team's head coach Vladimir Alekno, background left, during the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Dmitry Ilyinykh, left, in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Alexander Sokolov, center, in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Alexander Volkov in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Alexander Volkov in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Germany's Marcus Popp, left, against Russia's Alexander Volkov in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Dmitry Musersky, left, against Germany's Max Günthör in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Dmitry Musersky, left, against Germany's Max Günthör in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Sergei Tetyukhin, left, in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Germany's Marcus Popp, left, against Russia's Alexander Butko in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Taras Khtei, left, in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Sergei Tetyukhin in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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From left: Germany's Marcus Popp against Russia's Alexander Butko, Maxim Mikhailov and Alexander Volkov in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Germany's Georg Grozer, left, against Russia's Sergei Tetyukin in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Dmitry Ilyinykh, foreground left, during the warm-up before the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russian volleyball team's head coach Vladimir Alekno, center, gives instruction to players during the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russian volleyball team's head coach Vladimir Alekno, center, gives instruction to players during the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Alexander Butko in the group stage preliminary match against Germany during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Dmitry Musersky, center, against Germany's Marcus Böhme in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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From left: Germany's Max Günthör and Lukas Kampa against Russia's Sergei Tetyukin in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Russia's Maxim Mikhailov, left, against Germany's Marcus Popp in the group stage preliminary match during the men's volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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