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    Beach volleyball was introduced in California in 1930 and became an official sport with the first tournament in 1948 in Santa Monica. It gained further recognition with the first world championship in 1986 in Rio de Janeiro and was added to the Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta. Beach volleyball is played by two players per team on each side of a net on a sand court that is 9 meters wide and 18 meters long and requires minimal equipment and space to play indoors or outdoors.

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    Beach volleyball was introduced in California in 1930 and became an official sport with the first tournament in 1948 in Santa Monica. It gained further recognition with the first world championship in 1986 in Rio de Janeiro and was added to the Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta. Beach volleyball is played by two players per team on each side of a net on a sand court that is 9 meters wide and 18 meters long and requires minimal equipment and space to play indoors or outdoors.

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    Beach Volleyball

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    Beach volleyball was introduced in California in 1930 and became an official sport with the first tournament in 1948 in Santa Monica. It gained further recognition with the first world championship in 1986 in Rio de Janeiro and was added to the Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta. Beach volleyball is played by two players per team on each side of a net on a sand court that is 9 meters wide and 18 meters long and requires minimal equipment and space to play indoors or outdoors.

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    Beach volleyball—usually played, as its name implies, on a sand court with two players per team—was

    introduced in California in 1930. The first official beach volleyball tournament was held in 1948 at Will
    Rogers State Beach, in Santa Monica, California, and the first FIVB-sanctioned world championship was
    held in 1986 at Rio de Janeiro. Beach volleyball was added to the roster of the 1996 Olympic Games in
    Atlanta, Georgia.

    The Game

    Volleyball requires a minimum of equipment and space and can be played indoors or outdoors. The
    game is played on a smooth-surfaced court 9 metres (30 feet) wide by 18 metres (60 feet) long, divided
    by a centre line into two equal areas, one of which is selected by or assigned to each of the two
    competing teams. Players may not step completely beyond the centre line while the ball is in play. A line

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