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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

4:25 p.m.

The Brazilian crowd has taken a liking to the Egyptian women's beach volleyball team.

Overmatched on the sand, the partnership of Doaa Elgobashy and Nada Meawad lost their second match in as many tries on Tuesday.

But they stood out in their full-length uniforms ?— Elgobashy also wears a hijab —? amid all the bikinis and board shorts.

The crowd serenaded the players with "E-Gi-To!" during their points.

They lost 21-10, 21-13 in only 38 minutes.