Soldiers will be replaced by women players. Bearskins will fade to give way to bikinis and the sun adding a wam tinge to the Horse Guards Parade here for the beach volleyball event of the London Olympics may get temperatures soaring. The participants though insist it is all about playing well and securing medals for them regardless of what the real reason for the spor...
For a country that does not get to see much of the sun, having a beach volleyball event in London during the Olympics may bring an artificial sense of warmth here. If meteorologists are to be believed, the weather though can keep the players from taking out their bikinis at the Horse Guard Parade - venue for the sport.
Australia's beach volleyball stars may opt for leggings and long sleeves instead of their trademark skimpy bikinis to guard against the London Olympic chill.
Germans Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink won a thrilling final against Brazilian top seeds Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti on Thursday to become Europe's first ever Olympic beach volleyball champions.