9 intense beach volleyball photos from the 2024 Paris Olympics

Beach volleyball is one of my favorite sports at the Olympics.

It's just so much fun and it's intense! There's all that diving and digging for balls, the fact that it's a 2-on-2 matchup, the celebrations between points and at the end of games. And this year, it's got a bonus: the court in Paris has the Eiffel Tower in the background of it, and that's made for some incredible photos that we've seen throughout the 2024 Olympics.

As we get set for the second week of the Games, let's take a look at some of the best photos of the sport and its athletes who have given us some great snaps:

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