From TheStar.com
Volleyball funds cut to the bone: Canadian beach players struggling for cash as Beijing Games approach
The Canadian beach volleyball team just had sand kicked in its face as it tries to prepare for the Beijing Olympics.
The team's funding from the Canadian Olympic Committee's Road to Excellence program – which is focused on helping to produce medal winners – was chopped from $175,000 last year to $20,000 in this Beijing campaign.
"Simply put, this makes things very difficult," said Volleyball Canada executive director John-Paul Cody. "In an Olympic year, this is not what you're hoping to hear."
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