BEACH VOLLEYBALL OLYMPIC TEST EVENT

For almost every athlete the Olympic Games is the pinnacle of their sport. To have the chance to perform in an Olympic arena is an honour not many sports men or women will ever have, so the desire to reach such an event is limitless.

The Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International, the 2012 Olympic Games beach volleyball test event, which will run from August 9 to 14, will be the first time an international beach volleyball tournament will be staged in the British capital and comes just under one year before the Olympic tournament begins.

This event is critical to test not only the technical and functional aspects of the beach volleyball tournaments at the London 2012 Olympic Games, which will be staged in the same location, but also to attract media attention to beach volleyball. Athletes participating in the event are given an opportunity to step in as advocates for our sport and contribute to the success of beach volleyball at the London 2012 Olympic Games.