Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina shattered Martina Hingis' hopes of a golden Olympic return after a 20-year absence with victory in the women's doubles final on Sunday Aug 14,2016
The seventh seeds won 6-4, 6-4 against Hingis and Swiss partner Timea Bacsinszky, seeded five.
Hingis last played the Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta.
For the Russian duo, the gold medal comes on top of their two Grand Slam titles together at the 2013 French Open and 2014 US Open.
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