Nearly 2,300 tonnes of sand used at the recent London 2012 beach volleyball test event, the Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International, is to be reused at locations across the capital.

It is hoped the move will increase interest and participation in beach sports, with three areas in London selected to provide a new home for the sand. Crystal Palace National Sports Centre; Westminster Academy Sports Centre; and the Score Sports Centre, Waltham Forest will provide seven new courts for the capital.

Debbie Jevans, director of sport at the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG), said: "We want to leave a legacy for sport after the Games in a variety of ways, so it is great that the sand from our test event can be distributed to venues in this ways. "We hope that having these courts at different locations in London will inspire more young people to get involved in an exciting sport."