Volleyball

Beach Volleyball: Cook still feels buzz in fifth Games
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - About to compete in her fifth Olympics, Australia's
beach volleyball player Natalie Cook loves the Games as much as ever and
has only one regret - she is unlikely to make it to the golden beaches of
Rio in 2016. At 37, Sydney gold ...
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London's chilly summer could mean long sleeves over bikinis in Olympic
beach ...
Washington Post
... piece — that is the question. London's Summer Olympics haven't had a
very summery buildup and the cool weather may change the look of the beach
volleyball competition, where players are considering swapping bikinis for
long sleeves and leggings.
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Cook's in on a volleyball cover-up
Herald Sun
Tickets have been sold out for months and the mass selling Sun even
dedicated its main front page story last Tuesday to news that beach
volleyball fans were "distraught" that competitors were planning to cover
up in the cold, wet conditions. The headline was ...
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Top volleyball teams stay alive in Hermosa Beach Open
Los Angeles Times
1-seeded in the 32-team women's bracket and the winners of three straight
Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series events, open quarterfinal play at 8
a.m. against fifth-seeded Kristen Batt and Raquel Ferreira. The men's
championship is expected to be held ...
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Beach volleyball goes from rags to riches
Ninemsn
When beach volleyball made its sandy debut as an Olympic sport at Atlanta,
Australian Nat Cook competed "out in the car parks". In London, five Games
on, she will play at the foot of Buckingham Palace. The choice of venue for
the London Olympics shows ...
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Bikini still rules, but it's left in the cold for late-night start
Sydney Morning Herald
Despite the international volleyball federation easing the dress standard -
it was previously compulsory for female beach volleyballers to wear a
bikini or full-bodysuit in international competition - Cook has remained a
staunch advocate of the two-piece.
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U.S. Volleyball Takes PanAm Cup Gold in Juarez
KTSM News Channel 9
The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team rallied from two sets down and
9-7 in the fifth set to defeat Brazil 28-30, 18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-11 on
Friday evening in the Pan American Cup gold-medal match in Juarez, Mexico.
Team USA won its first Pan ...
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Olympics: Beach volleyball is a sport first, insist women players
NDTV
Bearskins will fade to give way to bikinis and the sun adding a wam tinge
to the Horse Guards Parade here for the beach volleyball event of the
London Olympics may get temperatures soaring. The participants though
insist it is all about playing well and ...
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London Olympics Beach Volleyball: Pools for 48 teams decided
Examiner.com
The hopes and dreams of the 96 beach volleyball players who have qualified
for the London Olympics are further crystallized. The International
Volleyball Federation (FIVB) determined the six pools of four teams for
both the men's and women's competition to ...
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Long sleeves over bikinis possible at Olympics
Sacramento Bee
London's Summer Olympics haven't had a very summery buildup and the cool
weather may change the look of the beach volleyball competition, where
players are considering swapping bikinis for long sleeves and leggings.
Australian competitor Tamsin ...
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