Kerri Walsh Jennings explains why Santa Monica would 'ideally' be home of beach volleyball in 2028 LA Olympics

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While all eyes are looking on at Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kerri Walsh Jennings can't wait for what's to come four years from now in a place that helped her becomde the beach volleyball legend she is today. 

The five-time Olympian and three-time gold medalist is excited the 2028 Summer Games will be in Los Angeles, a place that is exceptional considering her sport of choice. 

Walsh Jennings is hoping that Santa Monica, the birthplace of modern beach volleyball, will be the home of competition for the 2028 Games. 

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Beach volleyball legend Kerri Walsh Jennings poses with a Santa Monica Travel & Tourism ball in front of the Eiffel Tower. (Santa Monica Travel & Tourism)

Walsh Jennings, who partnered with Santa Monica Travel & Tourism ahead of the men's and women's beach volleyball finals in Paris, explained why this legendary part of Los Angeles is "ideally" the place where the best in the world should converge in 2028. 

"The sand is deep, it’s very clean and it’s just where you want to be because all the great ones played there, trained there and cut their teeth there," she told Fox News Digital. "For me as a young athlete coming up, Santa Monica was a big part of the journey for becoming excellent. Looking ahead to 2028, I know we’re going to have four amazing teams representing our country — two men [teams] and two women.

"I just can’t think of a better city to represent our great sport."

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