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Less phobic than ever more revenue this seat arrangement imposing a maximum of 15,000 capacity beach volleyball stadium ready for spectators to admire athletics's with a view of toned agility only age was involved Book Club would find that remote's had gone into an overdrive while The British women's team - Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney - will play their opening match against Canada at 5.30 pm on Sunday on the television for most while the men's team of John Garcia-Thompson and Steve Grotowski will play Canada on Saturday at 4.30. And between the games spectators will be entertained by a US-style cheerleader troupe, who were going through their final rehearsals for the event today. But it seemed the major topic of discussion among the female competitors was the news that Buckingham Palace has confirmed eligible bachelor Prince Harry will watch the final of their sport on August 8.Even the 27-year-old royal is one of the sport's most well-known fans - he famously took part in an impromptu game on Rio de Janeiro's sands while on a Government visit to Brazil - and he is now set to be at Horse Guards Parade for all the medal events.The Prince's planned appearance was greeted with excitement by April Ross this afternoon, with American team-mates Jennifer Kessy and Misty May-Treanor equally expectant. 'We've been tweeting Harry,' joked Ross, a 30-year-old Californian. 'I'd just like a photo opportunity with him.' Cook and Hinchley will face the U.S. pair in their first match, which is scheduled to start at 11:00 p.m. on July 28.Whatever the outcome, Cook will be able to look back on an exceptional Olympic career with satisfaction.'It's been a good life for me... I love everything about the sport and about the Olympic Games,' she said.'If I could go to Rio, where beach volleyball is a superstar sport...' she said, letting her imagination roam to the beaches of Brazil.'But my body, my brain and my heart are ready for a rest.' Its a new venue on Horse Guards Parade is the largest-ever Olympic beach volleyball venue with British women's team of Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney play their opening match on Sunday It's one of the most hotly-anticipated events of the Games, as much for the action as the skimpy outfits on display, and it appears Olympic organisers their have gone to great lengths to make sure nobody goes home disappointed. The spectacular beach volleyball stadium on Horse Guards Parade was being prepared for the opening matches today and there was a tantalising taste of what will be on show. With a capacity of 15,000, it is the largest-ever Olympic beach volleyball venue. Some of London's most historic buildings including Buckingham Palace will form a unique backdrop as it hosts its first games on Saturday. Kessy added: 'We've not had any contact from him, but it would be great to see him at a game.' May-Treanor, 34, is equally thrilled at the prospect of a royal appointment on the sand.'To see any of the Royal Family would be fun,' she said.' It's neat when you get delegates of other countries interested, travelling around to see the different venues. It's important.'Of greater importance to May-Treanor is ending her decorated career on a high.A gold medal winner with long-standing partner Kerri Walsh at each of the last two Olympic Games, she is retiring at the end of the London tournament.Her task has been made harder owing to the fact she and Walsh took a two-year break from playing together following the Beijing Olympics, but May-Treanor is confident they have still got what it takes.'Kerri and I didn't play for a while and it's been fun to get back together,' she said.Beach volleyball is one of the most talked-about sports on the Olympic scene owing to its daring dress code.Women often play in bikinis - something that has won the game a new army of fans - and Rose is delighted that the wow factor is working.'We go to places and it is a little bit shocking for people, but it draws them in and once they see the sport, they're hooked,' she said.'People are going to want to see it and hopefully we gain lifetime fans. We feel so blessed to be playing here.' Brazilian pair Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca are favourites to win the women's event at the London Olympics and Felisberta has admitted she too wouldn't turn down a date with a prince. Celebrating her 29th birthday on Sunday with a ride on the London Eye, a Ferris wheel that dominates the heart of the city, Felisberta was delighted to spot the beach volleyball venue and its close neighbour, Buckingham Palace.'It's very nice because it's near the house of your Queen, and I hope the princes will come, especially to my games,' Felisberta told Reuters on Monday at the Brazilian team's training centre in Crystal Palace, southeast London.Prince Harry, 27, the youngest son of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, played a well-publicised game of beach volleyball on the Copacabana during a recent trip to Brazil.The episode fuelled speculation the prince would make an appearance at the Olympic beach volleyball event, which is taking place at Horse Guards Parade, a site normally used to celebrate the birthday of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.
The Palace said on Monday he would be attending, although Felisberta did not know that at the time she made her remarks. Beach volleyball has been an Olympic sport since Atlanta in 1996 but it is often not taken seriously due to endless close-up snapshots of women players in their skimpy bikinis. The U.S. pair, the only beach volleyball team to have won the Olympic title twice, are in contention again in London and the Brazilians, who defeated them in the final at last year's world championships, are aching for a showdown. Although one has to remember not to snort as ones nostrils might become clogged with the prevaling sands.