2012 Olympics

NIVEA SUN Yellowave
A Pre Olympic Games Training Camp

Nivea Sun Yellowave Beach Sports Venue is an official 2012 training venue and the UK’s only permanent beach sports venue of its kind. The centre is approved for Olympic teams to train in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. The Yellowave team are currently contacting teams from across the world to invite them to train at the venue in the few weeks prior to the London Olympics. 

To view the centre on the official Olympic training camp site click here

London 2012 Beach Volleyball

The London 2012 Olympic Beach Volleyball event is to be held in a temporary stadium holding 15,000 spectators in the spectacular location of Horse Guards Parade. A women's trial event is to held in August 2011. Beach volleyball is expected to be one of the most popular spectator sports - estimating 480,000 people will watch in London. Beach volleyball has one of the most expensive tickets of all the Olympic disciplines with final tickets going for £450!  As host nation the British team will receive at least one guaranteed qualification place, which is likely to go to one of the women's squad teams made up of Denise Johns and Lucy Boulton or Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney, all of whom are currently training hard and competing on the international FIVB circuit.

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