While Canberra doesn't conjure up images of golden sandy beaches, that won't stop some of the biggest stars of beach volleyball in Australia converging here this weekend, 12-13 March, for the ACT Open at the Lyneham Beach Sports Facility.
Australian beach volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar have suffered a straight-sets loss to April Ross and Alix Klineman in their Tokyo Olympics gold-medal match.
Australia's Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy want to create their own golden legacy on the sand to inspire generation next - just like Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst did for them.