Ah, the London Olympics.

The enthusiastic crowds. The historic sites.

And meetings.

The beach volleyball players, their coaches, trainers and team leaders were called together for a technical meeting on Friday morning, the day before the competition begins at Horse Guards Parade. The agenda: A rundown of the schedules and logistics that will dominate their lives until the medals are awarded on Aug. 8 and 9.

After a rousing welcome from FIVB President Jizhong Wei, there were briefings from the medical delegate, the press delegate, the venue manager, the head of the referees and anyone else they might come in contact with during the games.

Some athletes recorded the occasion on their smartphones. Others tapped away with text messages or, for all we know, Angry Birds.

After all, meetings are meetings, even at the Olympics.

—Jimmy Golen — Twitter http://twitter.com/jgolen

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