To discover when volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1964 to our days

To discover when volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1964 to our days

To discover when beach volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1996 to our days.

To discover when beach volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1996 to our days.

Misty May-Treanor believes that an atmosphere in which both she and Kerri Walsh Jennings felt free to “make mistakes” was the key to one of the most successful partnerships of the modern Olympic age. Here, the US beach volleyball star lifts the lid on life as a triple gold medal-winning duo.

The Phaleron Sports Pavilion was purpose-built to host the Olympic Games Athens 2004 taekwondo and handball competitions. It is part of Kallithea, which spreads out between Athens and the Bay of Phaleron, over an area of 450 hectares. This venue, together with the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, the Marina and the Esplanade, was included in a wider urban area redevelopment project of the coastal zone.

London 2012 - Japan's women Volleyball team staged a shock as they beat China in a thrilling five-set quarterfinal that was neck-and-neck up until the final buzzer. Watch the incredible match in full now.

London 2012 - The USA continued their dominance of women's Beach Volleyball at the Games but victory for a European nation saw the form book ripped up in the men's competition. On the women's side of the draw it was once again the powerhouse pairing of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh who prevailed. But in the men's competition, the biggest surprise was the arrival of Germany as a major player at Olympic level.