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Beach Brazilians With talented teams on the men's and women's side, Brazil's squads find it tough to beat their compatriots.
Beach volleyball teams consist of two players. While one may be more skilled at blocking, or hitting, each player will do some of everything during a match.
Beach volleyball veteran Todd Rogers is on the brink of his first Olympics with partner Phil Dalhausser. Rogers blogs about his journey.
China will trot out a full beach volleyball contingent this summer, largely thanks to the prospering 26-year-old Tian Jia.
Growing up in Hawaii, Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger dreamed of playing professional beach volleyball together.
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes were legends in the sport before 1996. But after the Olympic debut of their sport, their lore grew.
Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh broke out in 2007 and established themselves as an international force. But they're still No. 2 in the U.S.
China will enter a men's beach volleyball team in the Olympics for the first time. In fact, it will enter two. Two solid contenders.
