Capacity: 10,000

Location: Bondi Beach, Sydney

Olympic Sports: Beach Volleyball

Dates: 16-26 September

Distance from Sydney City: 7km

Distance from Sydney Olympic Park: 21km

Beach volleyball, which made its debut at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, is tipped to be one of the most popular spectator sports at the Sydney Games.

However, local residents at first tried to stop the 10,000 seater temporary stadium being built on the famous Bondi beach.