RIO DE JANEIRO today revealed additional details of the city’s plan to follow London and host the 2016 Olympics.

  · The Copacabana Zone, which will have two clusters and have a total of five venues, hosting beach volleyball

THERE WAS criticism from some quarters when UK Sport awarded British Basketball more than £8 million in funding to help it prepare for the Olympics but, as MIKE ROWBOTTOM finds out, there is growing confidence that that figure will be justified come London 2012

have switched into hyperdrive following London's successful bid for the Games, such as handball and volleyball

Olympics was overshadowed by the murder in Beijing of a relative of a coach for the United States men's volleyball

Their daughter, Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, who played volleyball for the US women's team at the 2004

Darryl Seibel, a spokesman for the US Olympic Committee (USOC), said of the volleyball team said: "They

The USOC said in a statement that two family members of a coach for the men's indoor volleyball team

Olympics was overshadowed by the murder in Beijing of a relative of a coach for the United States men's volleyball

Their daughter, Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon, who played volleyball for the US women's team at the 2004

Darryl Seibel, a spokesman for the US Olympic Committee (USOC), said of the volleyball team said: "They

The USOC said in a statement that two family members of a coach for the men's indoor volleyball team

  AUGUST 9 - UNITED STATES President George W Bush today visited a number of the American team competing in the Beijing Games while his father met a delegation from Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid.

He got in a few hits with the US beach volleyball teams and watched the country's softball teams practice

  A PETITION has been set up on the Number 10 Downing Street website by British volleyball player

Volleyball is one of several sports who were overlooked earlier this month by Government agency UK Sport

They, along with beach volleyball, fencing, handball, shooting, table tennis, water polo and wrestling.must

physiotherapist on hold to pursue her ambition of competing in the 2012 Olympics and is part of the elite volleyball

 BRITAIN'S volleyball team have received an infusion of talent after Mark Plotyczer (pictured), who was

 He is a receive hitter for the Britain volleyball squad which will be taking its first steps on the

The 21-year-old is playing a key role in volleyball’s development performance programme as the

Plotyczer plays professional volleyball with top-flight club Milon in Athens but it has always been his

The 30-year-old plays for national volleyball league side London Malory after making her England volleyball

She responded by flying out to Switzerland later the same month to begin her volleyball career with the

 BRITAIN'S volleyball team have received an infusion of talent after Mark Plotyczer (pictured), who was

 He is a receive hitter for the Britain volleyball squad which will be taking its first steps on the

The 21-year-old is playing a key role in volleyball’s development performance programme as the

Plotyczer plays professional volleyball with top-flight club Milon in Athens but it has always been his

The 30-year-old plays for national volleyball league side London Malory after making her England volleyball

She responded by flying out to Switzerland later the same month to begin her volleyball career with the

    A NEW scheme using Paralympic sport designed to help United States soldiers injured during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been launched.

    Activities can include basketball, swimming, sitting volleyball, spinning, archery, walking

    A NEW scheme using Paralympic sport designed to help United States soldiers injured during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been launched.

    Activities can include basketball, swimming, sitting volleyball, spinning, archery, walking

 MAY 5 - TICKET SALES for the Beijing Olympics again ran into problems today because the website selling them failed to operate properly.

third round of ticket sales that began today for 16 sports, including boxing, football, baseball, beach volleyball

 MAY 6 - BRITAIN'S fledging volleyball team will not be capable of winning a medal at London 2012, the

"Players in Scotland and England were training twice a week and maybe only getting six hours of volleyball

"It's not done overnight and it will take years of hard work to try and catch up the other volleyball

"The background of British volleyball is not there and I need time.  

"It is important not just to create a team for 2012 but to use that momentum to make volleyball much

"Being nervous is normal for a volleyball athlete and we want to translate this ‘feeling’ into

 MAY 6 - BRITAIN'S fledging volleyball team will not be capable of winning a medal at London 2012, the

"Players in Scotland and England were training twice a week and maybe only getting six hours of volleyball

"It's not done overnight and it will take years of hard work to try and catch up the other volleyball

"The background of British volleyball is not there and I need time.  

"It is important not just to create a team for 2012 but to use that momentum to make volleyball much

"Being nervous is normal for a volleyball athlete and we want to translate this ‘feeling’ into

 JULY 2 - AMERICAN car manufacturer Dodge are to sponsor this year's Urban Beach Volleyball Tour, which

 During the next few weeks the Dodge Urban Beach Volleyball Tour will travel to Milton Keynes, Glasgow

Tim Cantle-Jones, the event director of the Dodge Urban Beach Volleyball Tour, said: “Our Tour

chance for people of all ages and abilities to get involved, whether you’re completely new to volleyball

 JULY 2 - AMERICAN car manufacturer Dodge are to sponsor this year's Urban Beach Volleyball Tour, which

 During the next few weeks the Dodge Urban Beach Volleyball Tour will travel to Milton Keynes, Glasgow

Tim Cantle-Jones, the event director of the Dodge Urban Beach Volleyball Tour, said: “Our Tour

chance for people of all ages and abilities to get involved, whether you’re completely new to volleyball