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London Olympics 2012: is beach volleyball really what de Cou...

“Let us export our oarsmen, our runners, our fencers into other lands. That is the true Free Trade of the future; and the day it is introduced into Europe the cause of Peace will have received a new and strong ally”: the words [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Beach Volleyball Players May Be Forced to Cover Up in London

Beach volleyball is known to many as the sport of “beach babes,” but when Olympic preliminary competitions begin July 28 in London, fans may see a new outfit adorning the athletes’ bronzed bodies: full body suits. &ldquo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012: Beach volleyball teams book ticket to Games

They were not going to let the moment escape them, not after all the trials and tribulations they’d been through, not after four long years of hard work and sacrifice. And if they had to show the emotion of the moment on the hot san [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Netherlands, Russia earn last two beach volleyball women’s b...

Playing out a theme from movies past, from Russia with love Sunday brought the final two countries into women’s Olympic berths as the Netherlands and Russia captured tickets to London with victories in the double-gender 2012 FIVB Be [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Beach volley stars flock to Moscow to gear up before London ...

Moscow has hosted the beach volleyball World Tour for the fifth consecutive year. The event was a special one, though, offering athletes one of the last opportunities to qualify for the London Olympics. The Moscow Grand Slam 2012 saw voll [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: female beach volleyball players permit...

The International Volleyball Federation says it will allow shorts and sleeved tops at the Olympics, in addition to bikinis and body suits. The rule already applied to Continental Cup qualifiers for the Olympics involving 142 nations. Fede [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 test event's legacy for beach volleyball venues

Olympic organisers have donated 2,274 tonnes of sand to three sports venues in a bid to increase interest and participation in the sport. Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, The Score Sports Centre in Waltham Forest and Westminster Aca [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

GB beach volleyball duo happy with London 2012 test event

The duo were seeded ninth but defeated the Beijing Olympic bronze medallists en route to the semi-finals. They lost 21-19 21-18 to Brazilian duo Vivian and Lima in the bronze play-off. Johns said: "It's the best we've played [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Beach volleyball on parade in iconic London setting

Forget Bondi or even the Copacabana, the iconic central London venue chosen for next year's Olympic beach volleyball competition is unrivalled, according to a senior official with the International Volleyball Federation. &n [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Beach volleyball given a test run in central London ahead of...

THE Copacabana came to central London today as beach volleyball was tested ahead of next year’s Olympics. Athletes in skimpy bikinis competed at Horse Guards Parade, just yards from Downing Street where an emergency government meeti [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

London prepares for Olympic beach volleyball

Sell-out crowds of 1,500 people are expected for each of the 54 matches over six days of competition. The event acts as a dress-rehearsal for next year's Olympics - when around 15,000 spectators will attend daily. Twenty-four tea [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics diary: Beach Volleyball the hottest tic...

London organisers are keeping quiet about which Olympic tickets are in most demand until the current application period ends on April 26 but official hospitality package provider Prestige Ticketing is already noticing a clear buying patt [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Team GB to compete in beach volleyball...

The BOA is taking up automatic host-nation places to field teams for men and women in 2012, with the competition taking place at Horse Guards Parade. Britain is unlikely to medal in the event, but its striking location and the exotic nat [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Life's a beach for Team GB as BOA award place at London 2012...

Great Britain's men's and women's beach volleyball teams have been awarded places at the London 2012 Olympics. The British Olympic Association agreed to allow the teams to take advantage of host nation qualification places at [...]