WATCH LIVE: Beach volleyball begins on Copacabana Beach

There’s a good chance that the beach volleyball venue will provide the most picturesque views of the 2016 Summer Olympics, as the venue has been built right on the sands of the famous Copacabana Beach. Action at Copacabana begins at 9:00 a.m., and it will be streamed on NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Sports app.

Rio represents a new beginning of sorts for American beach volleyball great Kerri Walsh Jennings, who has won gold in three consecutive summer Olympics. Walsh Jennings, who had the same partner in each of those conquests in Misty May Treanor, has a new partner this time around in April Ross.

The Walsh Jennings/Ross duo begins its Rio Olympics in the final match of the night, as they…