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In pictures: Olympic stars test London's beach volleyball facility

As London braces itself for another night of riots, beach volleyball stars test the Olympics facility in the centre of the city.

WITH LESS THAN a year to Summer Games, beach volleyball’s Olympic stars drew a crowd of over 1,500 spectators to central London this afternoon.

US, Mexican and Brazilian athletes took to the sand in the unique setting of Horse Guards Parade, despite rioting overnight in the city.  Check it out:

(By the way, you wait all year for a beach volleyball story, and two come along in the same day.)

In pictures: Olympic stars test London's beach volleyball facility
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