Ex-Brisbane Boys College student, Mark Nicolaidis, kicks off his first Olympics campaign with partner Izac Carracher under the Eiffel Tower in Paris on 27 July.
Like many beach volleyballers, Mark initially focused on indoor volleyball, playing for the Queensland Pirates during four consecutive National Championships between 2016 and 2019. He also competed in the 2018 Youth Olympics in Argentina, finishing ninth.
When Mark partnered with Izac, the pairing won their first International Tournament together in 2022 and haven’t looked back since. That was only a year after Mark had graduated from QUT with a degree in Property Economics.
In the initial group stages, the pair will take on a Swedish pairing, Ahman and Hellvig at 11:00 p.m., Brisbane time, on Saturday, 27 July.
Their next match will be on Monday, 29 July at 5:00 p.m., Brisbane time, when they take on Cottafava and Nicolai. Their final group match will be against a Qatari pairing, Cherif and Ahmed, at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, 1 August.
“We don’t just want to go and participate in the Olympics – we want to go and go as deep as we can in the tournament. The first job’s done of getting there, and now we put all our preparation in to go as deep in that tournament as possible,” said Mark.
A dedicated Beach Volleyball channel on Stan Sports will allow you to watch every match live.
