It's in the pool, on the track, in shooting arenas, in canoes, on the tennis court, on windsurfers, at the volleyball net and off the diving platform.

CNN: China takes the Olympic limelight

Unlike on the beach-volleyball court, where a pair of U.S. women has snapped up three of the five gold medals the young Olympic sport has ever awarded, the U.S. women's volleyball team has never won gold.

WSJ: Menu

After cheering on his compatriots to a narrow victory over Andorra at the raucous temporary beach-volleyball court on Tuesday, Nikos Kolas, the captain of the men's indoor-volleyball team, said he didn't bring any of his worries with him.

WSJ: Cyprus Gets Another Financial Bailout, This Time For Athletics

The teams in the volleyball court are waiting nervously until Wednesday, when they find out who got the plum championship assignments on Saturday and Sunday.

WSJ: When These Olympians Say Their Job Is 'No Sweat,' They Mean It