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London police to deliver Paralympic security operation based on system used at Olympics

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London August 23 - Chris Allison, the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and national Olympic security coordinator, has revealed that the policing operation for the London 2012 Paralympics will be exactly the same as it was for the Olympics only with a scaled down force.

There are also no central London venues for the Paralympics like there were for the Olympics with beach volleyball


London police to deliver Paralympic security operation based on system used at Olympics

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom DegunAugust 23 - Chris Allison, the Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner and national Olympic security coordinator, has revealed that the policing operation for the London 2012 Paralympics will be exactly the same as it was for the Olympics only with a scaled down force.

There are also no central London venues for the Paralympics like there were for the Olympics with beach volleyball


Italian Volleyball League signs long-term deal with media rights firm

  • Volleyball

International media rights company MP & Silva is embarking on a long term partnership with the Italian Volleyball

MP & Silva will support the Italian Volleyball League for the next four yearsMP & Silva distribute

delighted to use our network of clients and partners to increase the exposure and value of the Italian Volleyball

The rights to distribute the Italian volleyball league include cable, satellite, betting, terrestrial


Sports venues to receive sand from Olympic beach volleyball courts

  • Volleyball

By David GoldAugust 22 - Sand from the temporary beach volleyball courts at Horse Guards Parade (pictured

hoping that the buzz around the London 2012 Olympic Games will inspire more people to try out beach volleyball

This project will help to create a legacy for volleyball and encourage people to adopt healthier, more

Team GB beach volleyball stars Shauna Mullin (left) and Zara Dampney promote the Go Spike campaignThe

investment is part of the Go Spike campaign, aimed at increasing participation in volleyball by creating

more facilities.Although Britain's representatives in beach volleyball failed to get near to competing


USA Fencing moves home to share with other sports bodies

  • Fencing

By Stuart NewmanAugust 20 - USA Fencing has moved its national office from downtown Colorado Springs to a new location in the area.

The organisation will now share a building with the national offices of USA Volleyball, USA Archery and

We're excited to partner with both USA Volleyball as well as our friends in archery and table tennis

USA Volleyball purchased the new building several months ago and offered us the chance to relocate to


Brazil's Paralympians acclimatising in Manchester ahead of London 2012

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By David Gold in London August 18 - Brazil's Paralympians have arrived in Manchester for a training camp prior to the start of the London 2012 Paralympics.

cycling (João Schwindt, right, and Soelito Gohr pictured below training in Manchester) and sitting volleyball

using] is the same as in the Games and will use it very good, "said Paulo Gilvânia Lima, a sitting volleyball


London 2012 releases a further 45,000 Paralympic tickets

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Tom DegunAugust 17 - London 2012 has released a further 45,000 Paralympic tickets which are available in addition to the 20,000 tickets currently on sale for the Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Day Pass gives access to all ExCeL sports on a given day which includes table tennis, judo, sitting volleyball

, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting and boccia.The only event exempt from this is the sitting volleyball


London 2012 releases a further 45,000 Paralympic tickets

  • London 2012

By Tom Degun in LondonAugust 17 - London 2012 has released a further 45,000 Paralympic tickets which are available in addition to the 20,000 tickets currently on sale for the Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Day Pass gives access to all ExCeL sports on a given day which includes table tennis, judo, sitting volleyball

, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting and boccia.The only event exempt from this is the sitting volleyball


British Paralympians and EDF Energy team up to go for sustainability gold

  • Sponsor News

By Stuart NewmanAugust 16 - EDF Energy, the Official Electricity Supplier of London 2012, is working with the British Paralympic Association (BPA) to help ParalympicsGB's final pre-Games training camp achieve a gold standard for sustainability.

Teams from 10 sports, including wheelchair tennis, archery and sitting volleyball, will attend the camp


British Paralympians and EDF Energy team up to go for sustainability gold

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Stuart NewmanAugust 16 - EDF Energy, the Official Electricity Supplier of London 2012, is working with the British Paralympic Association (BPA) to help ParalympicsGB's final pre-Games training camp achieve a gold standard for sustainability.

Teams from 10 sports, including wheelchair tennis, archery and sitting volleyball, will attend the camp


We want to be Britain's best women's team, declares Team GB hockey coach

  • Hockey

By David Gold at Team GB House in LondonAugust 15 - After claiming a memorable bronze medal, Britain's women's hockey coach Danny Kerry has set his sights on turning his squad into the "leading women's team" in the country.

direction, as of all the main team sports in the Olympics – basketball, football, handball, hockey, volleyball


UK Sport looks ahead to success at Rio 2016 after superb home Olympics

  • Rio 2016

By David Gold at UK Sport headquarters in LondonAugust 14 - UK Sport chair Baroness Sue Campbell has hailed Britain's superb performance at London 2012 but said that they now faced the challenge of transferring a "unique" moment for sport in the country into "a future vision", as they aim to improve on their medal haul for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

been reviewed by UK Sport performance experts.Sports such as handball, basketball, indoor and beach volleyball