Volleyball

Beach volleyball, British style: beach party (and an early upset) on
Queen's ...
Washington Post
Located just inside the gate used by the Queen — and only the Queen —
to ride up to Buckingham Palace, the beach volleyball venue offers views of
the London Eye, the Big Ben clock tower and 10 Downing Street. But the real
excitement this fortnight is ...
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Olympics-Beach volleyball-Russians shock Chinese in tight opener
Reuters
LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - A pair of Russian newcomers upset Beijing
bronze medallists Zhang Xi and Xue Chen of China in a close Olympic women's
beach volleyball opener on Saturday that set pulses racing. The surprise
result spiced up the first day of ...
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Olympic Volleyball 2012: Analyzing Toughest Opponents for May-Treanor
and ...
Bleacher Report
So, while you may have gotten used to seeing the Americans take home gold
in beach volleyball at the Olympics, London could very possibly bring some
changes. Let's take a look at the teams that pose as the toughest threats.
Larissa and Juliana, Brazil ...
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Beach volleyball players awed by majestic venue
Yahoo! Sports
The public address announcer sure had fun with his final tuneup under gray
skies and light rain Friday, repeatedly calling a British victory as the
ever-changing music blared through an empty 15000-seat arena - biggest yet
by far for beach volleyball.
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Beach volleyball brings London splendor, big stars to Horse Guards Parade
for ...
Washington Post
Defending gold medalist American Todd Rogers is quick to acknowledge the
beach volleyball players have it better than most. "Other athletes are
probably annoyed because their sport has been around 100 years and we're
the spoiled children. From my ...
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Olympics-Volleyball-Algeria coach labels loss 'a disaster'
Reuters
LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - Algeria's women's volleyball coach George
Strumilo did not mince his words after his side lost 3-0 to Japan as
Olympics volleyball action got under way at Earls Court on Saturday. "It
was a bit of a disaster, especially in the last set ...
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London 2012 beach volleyball is a maverick mix of Benny Hill and sport
The Guardian (blog)
Nor is beach volleyball enormously assisted by its Horse Guards Parade
warm-up act consisting of 10 women in swimwear bumping and grinding to
bog-standard R'n'B. (There were three male dancers in boardshorts, but they
only appeared occasionally, ...
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EYES ON LONDON: Beach volleyball takes the stage
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Two-time U.S. defending gold medalist pair Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty
May-Treanor will be the feature match in the beach volleyball grandstand.
"It's amazing. Just this area in itself is so special," Walsh Jennings
said. "You have the Horse Guards right ...
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