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At the beach volleyball, the 2014 Youth Olympic Games is a sell-out, foot-stomping success.
Beach volleyball is included in the sporting line-up of the second edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing and no one is complaining.
Headgear is also allowed to cover a player's hair
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PHOTOS: Feel the heat at Youth Olympic Games
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While just volleyball made it to the list of sports for the inaugural Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, this year’s Games only feature beach volleyball.
Preserving the legacy of the venue for the future development of beach volleyball was high on the agenda.
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PHOTOS: Feel the heat at Youth Olympic Games
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The main attraction of the high-energy sport lies in watching bikini-clad athletes strut their stuff in the sandpit to thumping rock music.
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PHOTOS: Feel the heat at Youth Olympic Games
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The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) hopes that this event can create a strong platform to develop youth beach volleyball all over the world, with national federations investing in young athletes in an effort to earn one of the 36 berths in the Games.
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PHOTOS: Feel the heat at Youth Olympic Games
Photographs: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images
Beach Volleyball has been a popular and integral part of the Summer Olympic Games since it debuted at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games in the United States.
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