At a venue bound to be enshrined as one of the Olympics' most spectacular, Australia's ace beach volleyballers Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy have been inspired to make a towering start to their golden bid in Paris.
The pair who won silver in Tokyo three years ago and are fancied to make another big push for gold this year, reckon that playing next to the foot of the Eiffel Tower could hardly have been more exhilarating.
