London Olympics: Beach Volleyball
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Given its scantily clad performers and the novelty of taking place in a giant sand pit, it's no surprise that Beach Volleyball has taken the Olympics by storm since taking a bow at the Atlanta 1996 Games. The London 2012 Beach Volleyball event will be played out right in the centre of London, in the historic square of Horse Guards Parade a mere five minute walk from Buckingham Palace. The beach variety of the sport is very similar to regular Volleyball, but with two clear differences: teams of two instead of six, and a much smaller court. Oh, and the presence of a sandy beach requires all participants to wear bikinis and bermudas as well, but that's a given. 24 teams will battle it out in the preliminaries before 16 teams progress to the knock-out phased, with the winners of the semi-finals going head-to-head (or cheek-to-cheek?) for the gold.
About London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade
Event: Beach VolleyballWithout a doubt, one of the most heavily subscribed events for ticket applications was the Beach Volleyball competition, which takes place on the Prime Minister's doorstep at the historic Horse Guards Parade in the heart of London. Since making its Olympic debut at Atlanta 1996, Beach Volleyball has become one of the most popular spectator sports at the Games - and it's not hard to see why. More about London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade
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Olympics Beach Volleyball timetable
Date / Time | Event name | Venue |
28th Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
28th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
28th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
29th Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
29th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
29th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
30th Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
30th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
30th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
31st Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
31st Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
31st Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
1st Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
1st Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
1st Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
2nd Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
2nd Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (6 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
2nd Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (2 matches), lucky loser round (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
5th Aug 18:00 - 19:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
5th Aug 22:00 - 23:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
6th Aug 18:00 - 19:00 | Men's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
6th Aug 22:00 - 23:00 | Men's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Women's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Men's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 21:00 - 23:00 | Men's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 21:00 - 23:00 | Women's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
8th Aug 19:00 - 22:00 | Women's bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
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9th Aug 19:00 - 22:00 | Men's bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
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