BWF — Badminton World Federation - Russia's Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov picked up a point for their team against Chinese Taipei. | Facebook
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Birmingham. 13th Mar, 2016. Vladimir Ivanov (L)/Ivan Sozonov of Russia pose for photo during the awarding ceremony of men's doubles final with Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan at the 2016 YONEX All
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Anders Rasmussen and Frederik Sogaard of Denmark plays against Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov of Russi
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton - Men's Doubles - Group Stage - MFS - Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – July 25, 2021. Vladimir Ivanov of the Russian Olympic Committee and
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Badminton - All England Open Badminton Championships - Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Britain - March 14, 2020 Russia's Vladimir Ivanov during his men's doubles semi final match with Ivan Sozonov against Japan's Hiroyuki
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Vladimir Ivanov (R) and Ivan Sozonov of Russia compete against Orkhan Qalandarov and Kanan Rzayev of Azerbaijan during their men's doubles badminton match at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June
BWF — Badminton World Federation - Russia's Ivan Sozonov plays from the turf as he and Vladimir Ivanov battle into the Men's Doubles quarter-finals. | Facebook
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