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Olympic Volleyball and Beach Volleyball tickets sell out months ahead of Beijing 2008

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Lausanne, May 7, 2008 – Further underlining the continued success of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball as Olympic disciplines is the news that tickets for the tournaments at the Beijing Games have already been sold out. The Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) has confirmed that internet sales for tickets have closed more than three months ahead of the August 8-24 Summer Games. BOCOG is keeping back a small percentage of tickets to sell on a daily basis at the Volleyball and Beach Volleyball venues during the Men’s and Women’s tournaments.

  

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