Beach Volleyball at 2008 Summer Games: Beach volleyball is a popular variation of the sport event, volleyball. Unlike the indoor volleyball, beach volleyball is played on sand courts. The players play barefoot during the game. The sport evolved at the beginning of twentieth century. There are many differences between the beach volleyball and the indoor volleyball. The number of players in the beach volleyball team is two. The Federation Internationale de Volleyball or the FIVB is the international governing body of beach volleyball.
Beach Volleyball in the Summer Games: Beach volleyball was introduced to the Olympic during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games. After the 1996 Games, beach volleyball has become a regular part of the Olympic schedule. The events contested at the Olympics are-
Rules of Beach Volleyball: The Federation Internationale de Volleyball or the FIVB is authorized to set rules for the beach volleyball at the international level. Some of the rules followed during the beach volleyball matches are-
Medal winners in Beach Volleyball: Emanuel Ricardo, Marcio Araujo Fabio Luiz, Dieckmann Ch. Brink, Franco Cunha, Conde Baracetti, Xu Wu, Kobel Heuscher, Rosenthal Gibb, Vesik Kais Kr. and Dalhausser Rogers are some of the top male beach volleyball players at the international level. Among the female beach volleyball players Larissa Juliana, Wang Tian Jia, Zhang Xi Xue, May-Treanor Walsh, Talita Renata, Leila Ana Paula, Shelda Adriana Behar, Torlen Hakedal, Arvaniti Karadassiou and Esteves Ribalta M. Crespo are the famous ones.
