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The London Summer Games will take place from July 27th through August 12th.
The dynamic, competitive sport of Volleyball will be staged at historic Earls Court during the London Summer Games.
Volleyball is played between two teams of six on an indoor court that measures 60ft by 30ft, the teams separated by a high net that is set at 2.43m for men and 2.24m for women.
Each team is allowed three touches to get the ball back over the net to their opposition, though the same player can’t touch the ball consecutively.
Points are won when the ball hits the floor inside the opponents’ half of the court (on the line counts as in), the opponents fail to get the ball back over the net or hit the ball outside the court.
The team that wins the point serves next. If they served previously it will be the same player to serve, if not it is rotated to the next player - the six players are arranged in two banks of three and rotate clockwise when they serve. Before rules changes in 1999 it was only possible to win a point on your own serve.
Matches are the best of five sets. Twelve competing nations are split into two groups of six before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
Men’s volleyball, women’s volleyball
Venue: Earls Court
Date: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August
Medal events: 2
Athletes: 288 (144 men, 144 women: 12 teams in each event)