"Ah well, the third round will be easier," was Sonya McGinn's reaction to yesterday's draw for the Olympic badminton tournament. It gave her a bye in to the second round, but then paired her with Holland's Mia Audina, the former world number one and silver medallist at the last Games. The match takes place on Sunday week at 11.10 a.m. Irish time.
Olympic task for McGinn
"Ah well, the third round will be easier," was Sonya McGinn's reaction to yesterday's draw for the Olympic badminton tournament…
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