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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games & 'The ABCs'

The "ABCs" of women's FIVB Beach Volleyball before Juliana's (left) injury in Berlin as Wang, Walsh, Tian, Larissa and May-Treanor pose in Berlin
Beijing, China, August 8, 2008 - With Beach Volleyball teams from Brazil, China and the United States filling the top six seeds for the women’s competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 14 other countries will start competing here Saturday and Sunday trying to break the “ABC” domination to reach the podium August 21. Led by Athens 2004 Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States, the “ABCs” each secured the top spots in their group when the first of six days of pool play begins Saturday at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground where 12 men’s and women’s matches will be contested at the 12,200-seat facility.  

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08.08.2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games & 'The ABCs'  
08.08.2008 Opening men’s Beijing 2008 Olympic schedule features defending champions  
07.08.2008 Dalhausser & Rogers confident ahead of Beijing Games  
07.08.2008 Ana Paula replaces Juliana for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games  
06.08.2008 Defending Olympic champions Emanuel & Ricardo take it easy  
05.08.2008 Defending Olympic champion May-Treanor piles on pressure for repeat performance  
05.08.2008 Brazilian Talita wants good times and gold in Beijing  
04.08.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour breaks for Beijing 2008 Olympics  
04.08.2008 Beijing Beach Volleyball competition is about 'psychology,' says Georgian team leader  
04.08.2008 Australian Beach Volleyball pairs eye medals  
03.08.2008 Germans win women's gold at 2008 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
03.08.2008 Barsouk & Kolodinsky net first Russian SWATCH gold medal  
03.08.2008 Estonia wins men's gold at 2008 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
03.08.2008 Canadians & Russians Net FIVB Beach Volleyball Challenger Crowns  
02.08.2008 A1 Grand Slam Semifinals Feature Four Different Countries  
02.08.2008 Brazilians Shelda and Ana Paula Repeat with Grand Slam Win  
02.08.2008 Estonia vs. USA in Men's Gold Medal match at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in the Hague  
02.08.2008 Netherlands vs. Germany for Women's Gold Medal at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
02.08.2008 Estonia-Poland, Spain-United States reach Men's Semifinals at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
02.08.2008 Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Russia in Womens Semis at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
02.08.2008 Switzerland's Heuscher sees competitive Beijing Olympic field  
01.08.2008 Klagenfurt Kind to Kazakhstan in A1 Grand Slam  
01.08.2008 Surprise Teams in Semifinals for Women's A1 Grand Slam  
01.08.2008 Six countries in Women's Quarterfinals at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
01.08.2008 Men's Quarterfinal field set for SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships in The Hague  
31.07.2008 Excitement Abounds in A1 Grand Slam Men's Pool Play  
31.07.2008 Women's Main Draw heating up The Hague at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
31.07.2008 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships Men's Main Draw begins in The Hague  
31.07.2008 Brazilians Get Byes, Ultimate for Ukrainians in A1 Grand Slam  
31.07.2008 After Austrian withdrawal for medical reason, Swiss Beach Volleyball pair Kuhn-Schwer qualify for Olympic Games  
30.07.2008 Schwaiger Sisters Super in A1 Grand Slam Pool Play  
30.07.2008 Young Italian Team Qualifies for A1 Grand Slam  
30.07.2008 4 Men's teams qualify for Main Draw at 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in The Hague  
30.07.2008 4 Women's Teams qualify for Main Draw at SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
30.07.2008 FIVB confirms Preliminary Round match schedules for men’s and women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournaments  
29.07.2008 Third Set Disappointments for Host Country in A1 Grand Slam  
29.07.2008 Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground Welcomes Cubans  
28.07.2008 Austrian SWATCH Stop Concludes Grand Slams Calendar  
27.07.2008 Harley and Pedro win 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
27.07.2008 'Third time is the Charm' for Estonians Bratuhhina and Graumann  
26.07.2008 FIVB confirms Preliminary Round pool composition for men's and women's Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournaments after Drawing of Lots in Gstaad  
26.07.2008 Semifinals Set for 1to1 energy Grand Slam in Gstaad  
26.07.2008 Brazil is the Best, China Claims Two Podium Spots in Gstaad  
26.07.2008 Brazilian Men Highlight 1to1 energy Grand Slam Pool Play  
26.07.2008 China Clinches Two Semifinal Berths in 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
25.07.2008 30 Countries headed to SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships  
24.07.2008 Top six seeds win pools in 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
24.07.2008 FIVB announces final Olympic Ranking for men’s and women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball tournaments  
23.07.2008 Dutch are 'lucky' at SWATCH FIVB 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
22.07.2008 Swiss women highlight qualifier in SWATCH FIVB World Tour 1to1 energy Grand Slam  
21.07.2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic qualifying completed; Swiss & Austrian Grand Slams next  
20.07.2008 Brazil continues Marseille dominance on SWATCH FIVB World Tour as China earns silver  
20.07.2008 Top three women's seeds claim World Series13 podium spots  
20.07.2008 Brazilians net Parnu Challenger gold  
19.07.2008 Germany and Brazil split women's World Series13 semi-finals  
19.07.2008 Huge Semifinal Wins for Brazil and China in Marseille  
18.07.2008 Brazilians Closing in on Marseille's Semifinals  
18.07.2008 German Teams Highlight Women's World Series13 Field  
18.07.2008 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam 2008 in Swiss Alps resort of Gstaad gets ready to host Olympic Drawing of lots  
17.07.2008 French Men win early, Brazil advances three undefeated in Marseille  
17.07.2008 Women's Olympic hopes both reached and dashed in Marseille  
17.07.2008 Angolans net SWATCH Main Draw berth  
16.07.2008 Women's World Series13 laden with upsets  
16.07.2008 Monumental wins highlight men's World Series13 qualifier  
15.07.2008 Close matches prevail in women's World Series13 qualifier  
13.07.2008 Dutch & Germans claim European continental gold  
09.07.2008 A 'break' for the SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
06.07.2008 Dalhausser & Rogers claim USA Moscow 2008 Grand Slam gold medal split  
06.07.2008 China & USA again for Moscow 2008 Grand Slam gold medal  
05.07.2008 Three countries seek men's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam gold medal  
05.07.2008 China's Xue & Zhang clinch women's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam Gold  
05.07.2008 China & USA vie for women's gold medal at Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
04.07.2008 Men's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam heads into elimination play  
04.07.2008 Americans & Brazilians improve Olympic standings at Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
04.07.2008 Qualifiers turn Olympic spoilers at Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
03.07.2008 Qualifiers advance to women's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam 'Sweet 16'  
03.07.2008 Miramontes & Virgen celebrate Moscow Mexican fiesta  
03.07.2008 Top eight women seeds net Moscow 2008 Grand Slam 'byes'  
02.07.2008 Competing for Beijing Olympic berths continues in Russian capital  
02.07.2008 Olympic qualifying highlights men's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam action  
01.07.2008 Women's Moscow 2008 Grand Slam features possible Olympic qualifiers  
30.06.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour returns to Russia for Moscow 2008 Grand Slam  
29.06.2008 American's Dalhausser & Rogers claim ConocoPhillips Grand Slam gold  
29.06.2008 Americans vs. Germans for men's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam gold & sword  
28.06.2008 1, 2, & the 'new' Dutch for the men's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam 'final four'  
28.06.2008 Olympic champions net first ConocoPhillips Grand Slam 'swords'  
28.06.2008 Field set for tonight's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam quarter-finals in Stavanger  
28.06.2008 Greeks challenge Olympic champions for ConocoPhillips Grand Slam gold  
28.06.2008 Maaseide about Beijing: Not hopeless, but less hope  
27.06.2008 Women's ConocoPhillips Grand Slam semi-finals set  
27.06.2008 Germans net ConocoPhillips Grand Slam men's elimination No. 1, but …  
27.06.2008 'Elite eight' women's field set for Friday night at ConocoPhillips Grand Slam  
26.06.2008 Americans soar to ConocoPhillips Grand Slam men's pool lead in Stavanger  
26.06.2008 American women complete 'perfect' ConocoPhillips Grand Slam pool play  
26.06.2008 Injured Brazilian Beach Volleyball star Juliana dreams of Beijing Olympics after opting out of knee surgery  
26.06.2008 Italy's Lione plays on despite loss  
25.06.2008 Barnett & Cook gain ConocoPhillips Grand Slam women's pool leadership  
25.06.2008 Canadians 'stayin' alive' on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
25.06.2008 Stavanger 2008 - The Prelude  
24.06.2008 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam women's qualifier aids Beijing hopefuls  
24.06.2008 Stavanger hosts 10th men's SWATCH FIVB World Tour event  
23.06.2008 Women's Country Quota match launches 10th ConocoPhillips Grand Slam  
22.06.2008 USA's May-Treanor & Walsh continue SWATCH FIVB World Tour winning ways  
22.06.2008 Americans sweep Paris gold on SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
21.06.2008 All-USA Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finale in Paris  
21.06.2008 Dutch Meet Americans for Men's SWATCH FIVB World Tour Paris Gold  
21.06.2008 Upsets send 8 men's teams to quarters in SWATCH FIVB World Tour Paris  
20.06.2008 Total of 16 men's teams remain in SWATCH FIVB World Tour Paris stop  
20.06.2008 Women's SWATCH FIVB World Tour 'elite eight' set  
20.06.2008 Paris men's SWATCH FIVB World Tour elimination bracket set  
19.06.2008 Latvia post SWATCH FIVB World Tour men's upsets  
19.06.2008 Olympic movement for Belgium women's Beach Volleyball team  
19.06.2008 Six top women seeds net SWATCH FIVB World Tour Paris 'bye'  
18.06.2008 Olympians claim SWATCH FIVB World Tour men's Main Draw berths  
18.06.2008 Dutch women utilize SWATCH FIVB World Tour 'Lucky Loser' berth  
17.06.2008 Paris SWATCH FIVB World Tour qualifier proves helpful & harmful  
17.06.2008 Germans seek SWATCH FIVB World Tour 'redemption'  
16.06.2008 Women's Country Quota matches launch Paris SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop  
15.06.2008 Olympic qualifying highlights Paris stop on SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
15.06.2008 Brazil's Emanuel & Ricardo tie SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold-medal mark  
14.06.2008 Brazil, Germany, Spain & USA seek men's smart Grand Slam medals  
14.06.2008 USA's May-Treanor & Walsh set SWATCH FIVB World Tour team gold-medal mark  
14.06.2008 China & USA book date for smart Grand Slam women's gold medal  
13.06.2008 Nine countries vie for men's smart Grand Slam medals  
13.06.2008 Brazil & USA rematch set for smart Grand Slam women's semi-finals  
13.06.2008 Brazil & USA headline smart Grand Slam women's quarter-final field  
12.06.2008 Five men's smart Grand Slam pools stay intact  
12.06.2008 Top women's seeds rebound in smart Grand Slam elimination bracket  
12.06.2008 Different year, better result for Germany's Pohl & Rau  
11.06.2008 Mexicans upset three-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions  
11.06.2008 Portuguese pair post smart Grand Slam men's upsets  
10.06.2008 Brazilians Antonelli and Leao upset SWATCH FIVB World Tour medal winners  
09.06.2008 Brazilian & German teams post smart Grand Slam Country Quota wins  
09.06.2008 FIVB and SWATCH celebrate renewal of successful partnership until 2012: 'Beach Volleyball is the ideal sport event for SWATCH,' says FIVB President Acosta  
09.06.2008 Berlin hosts first 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam stop  
08.06.2008 Fourth GE Money Bank Mazury Open gold medal for Brazilians Emanuel & Ricardo  
08.06.2008 Spain's Lario & Gavira Collado vie for men's GE Money Bank Mazury Open gold medal  
08.06.2008 Brazilian tennis legend enjoys SWATCH FIVB World Tour action  
07.06.2008 Spanish surprise at men's GE Money Bank Mazury Open  
07.06.2008 Brazilians Shelda & Ana Paula top GE Money Bank Mazury Open podium  
07.06.2008 Turner & Wacholder net GE Money Bank Mazury Open gold-medal match spot  
06.06.2008 Three Brazilian teams claim women's GE Money Bank Mazury Open 'final four' berths  
06.06.2008 Aussies & Germans challenge Brazilians at GE Money Bank Mazury Open  
06.06.2008 Brazilian sisters net GE Money Bank Mazury Open 'final four' berth  
05.06.2008 European leaders net GE Money Bank Mazury Open Main Draw victories  
05.06.2008 Brazilians pace GE Money Bank Mazury Open women's play  
05.06.2008 GE Money Bank Mazury Open Main Draw qualifiers claim opening wins  
04.06.2008 Belgium women improve Olympic standing at Polish SWATCH FIVB World Tour event  
04.06.2008 Canadians gain GE Money Bank Mazury Open Main Draw berth  
03.06.2008 SWATCH qualification highlights Perrotta's 33rd birthday  
03.06.2008 Men's Country Quota matches launch 5th GE Money Bank Mazury Open  
02.06.2008 Stare Jablonki welcomes SWATCH women  
02.06.2008 Polish SWATCH FIVB World Tour 'tune-up'  
01.06.2008 Germany's Brink & Dieckmann claim all-European SWATCH finale  
31.05.2008 Germany's best seek third SWATCH title  
31.05.2008 Americans win SWATCH gold medal with Samaranch watching  
30.05.2008 Americans recover for Barcelona finale  
30.05.2008 Brazilians bag Barcelona 'final four' spots  
30.05.2008 Kadziola & Szalankiewicz net best-ever Polish SWATCH placement  
29.05.2008 Brazilian & Greeks Barcelona's best at SWATCH event  
29.05.2008 'Lucky Losers' continue Barcelona 'winning streak'  
29.05.2008 Spaniards net opening SWATCH FIVB Barcelona win  
28.05.2008 Swiss secure Spanish success at Barca SWATCH stop  
28.05.2008 'Top 16' to 'Perfect 8' for Barcelona men's Main Draw  
28.05.2008 Philippine pair nets women's Hyundai Open Barcelona upset  
27.05.2008 Barcelona Country Quota matches feature four countries  
27.05.2008 Women's Main Draw set at Hyundai Open Barcelona  
26.05.2008 Inaugural Barcelona SWATCH stop launched  
26.05.2008 Women join men for SWATCH FIVB World Tour Barcelona stop  
25.05.2008 Nummerdor & Schuil net SWATCH FIVB World Tour men's gold in Zagreb  
25.05.2008 Brazilians Juliana & Larissa net Keihan/SMFG Japan Open gold medal  
24.05.2008 Chinese & Dutch seek SWATCH FIVB World Tour men's gold  
24.05.2008 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open 'final four' set  
23.05.2008 American qualifiers net SWATCH FIVB World Tour 'final four' spot  
23.05.2008 Australian & Chinese women earn Osaka day off  
23.05.2008 Osaka SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball features upsets of top seeds  
23.05.2008 Beach Volleyball returns to Osaka 'city' with SWATCH FIVB World Tour event  
22.05.2008 Dutch & Norwegian teams net SWATCH FIVB World Tour upsets  
22.05.2008 Media & television converge on SWATCH FIVB Osaka Beach Volleyball  
21.05.2008 Russian celebrates birthday with VIP Open Main Draw berth  
21.05.2008 Eight women's teams net Osaka Beach Volleyball Main Draw berths  
20.05.2008 Osaka welcomes back SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
19.05.2008 Youthful success on SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
18.05.2008 Harley & Salgado net third 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal  
18.05.2008 China's Xue & Zhang claim Seoul Open gold medal  
18.05.2008 USA's Branagh & Youngs net Seoul Open bronze medal  
18.05.2008 Heavy rains greet Seoul Open medal match teams  
17.05.2008 Brazilians & Germans fill final two Italian Open semi-final spots  
17.05.2008 Young Chinese pace Seoul Open field  
16.05.2008 Italian Open success for Olympic & World Champions  
16.05.2008 Chinese upset Brazilian SWATCH FIVB World Tour leaders  
16.05.2008 Brazilians seek semi-final berths versus China & USA at SWATCH FIVB Seoul Open  
15.05.2008 Near-perfect day for SWATCH FIVB World Tour Italian Open seeds  
15.05.2008 World's best & Croatian hopefuls ready to compete for SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour VIP Open  
15.05.2008 Americans Turner & Wacholder score Seoul surprise  
15.05.2008 Austrian & Mexicans net SWATCH FIVB World Tour Seoul Open seed-breakthroughs  
15.05.2008 Nine teams advance from Italian Open qualifier  
14.05.2008 Chennai set to host landmark FIVB Beach Volleyball Challenger event for India with help from Marina Beach Volleyball Club  
14.05.2008 Mexico's Garcia & Candelas lead SWATCH FIVB Seoul Open Main Draw qualifiers  
13.05.2008 Italian Open features 55-team men's SWATCH FIVB World Tour qualifier  
13.05.2008 World's best Beach Volleyball players set to star in fourth SWATCH FIVB Zagreb stop  
13.05.2008 German pair Brink & Dieckmann launch stylish new 3-D website  
13.05.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Italian Open presented by Abruzzo set to start  
13.05.2008 Women's SWATCH FIVB World Tour resumes in Seoul  
12.05.2008 Asian & European SWATCH FIVB World Tour stops next  
11.05.2008 Inaugural Prague 2008 Open proves successful for Gibb & Rosenthal  
11.05.2008 Brazilians earn Prague 2008 podium placement  
10.05.2008 Germany & USA compete for Prague 2008 Open gold medal  
10.05.2008 Brazilians & Dutch snare Prague 2008 Open 'final four' berths  
09.05.2008 Germany & United States net Prague 2008 Open semi-final spots  
09.05.2008 Olympic Champions only surviving Brazilians in Prague  
08.05.2008 Tennis landscape aids inaugural SWATCH Prague stop  
08.05.2008 'Tough day' for Prague 2008 Open top-seeded Beach Volleyball pairs  
08.05.2008 Olympic Improvement Highlights Prague 2008 Open Competition  
07.05.2008 Polish Beach Volleyball Pair Nets Prague 2008 Open Main Draw Berth  
07.05.2008 Olympic Volleyball and Beach Volleyball tickets sell out months ahead of Beijing 2008  
06.05.2008 Country Quota matches launch first Czech Republic SWATCH stop  
04.05.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour returns to Europe  
04.05.2008 Talita & Renata net all-Brazilian Women's SWATCH FIVB World Tour finale  
04.05.2008 Young Chinese down veteran Brazilians for SWATCH FIVB World Tour medal  
03.05.2008 Brazilian Women disappoint China Shanghai Jinshan Open crowd  
03.05.2008 Harley & Salgado successfully defend China Shanghai Jinshan Open title  
03.05.2008 Brazilians gain Women's China Shanghai Jinshan Open semi-final berths  
02.05.2008 Second-straight Brazil vs. China Men's Final on SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
02.05.2008 Brazilians, Chinese gain China Shanghai Jinshan Open Women's semi-final berths  
02.05.2008 Brazilians gain final two China Shanghai Jinshan Open Men's semi-final spots  
01.05.2008 Brazilian, Chinese Men net China Shanghai Jinshan Open "Final Four" berths  
01.05.2008 Host country team leads China Shanghai Jinshan Open winners  
01.05.2008 Qualifying leads to SWATCH Main Draw win for Mexican Women  
30.04.2008 Eight teams net Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Main Draw berths  
30.04.2008 Swiss regain 'luck' to net two China Shanghai Jinshan Open victories  
30.04.2008 French, Kiwis, Norwegians, Swedes post China Shanghai Jinshan Open wins  
29.04.2008 Cubans, Mexicans, Russians, Venezuelans net China Shanghai Jinshan Open qualifying wins  
29.04.2008 South Africans improve Olympic bid in Shanghai  
29.04.2008 Another Asian stop on Women's SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
28.04.2008 Roseto looks forward to SWATCH FIVB World Tour event after presentation in Rome of yearly Beach Volleyball activities  
28.04.2008 Brazilian Men's country quota match launches China Shanghai Jinshan Open  
28.04.2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour resumes in Shanghai  
24.04.2008 Brighton unveils SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball Junior World Championships plans  
23.04.2008 Greek pair eagerly return to SWATCH FIVB World Tour  
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