The venues for the volleyball qualifying tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been officially announced.

China, Japan and Poland will host the women’s competitions from 16-24 September 2023, while Brazil, China and Japan will stage the men’s events from 30 September to 8 October of the same year.

Two Olympic quota passes will be up for grabs in each event (six in total for women and six for men). The two top finishers in each tournament will gain access to the Olympic event.

The draw for the groups will be held on March 17 in Lausanne, Switzerland, getting underway at 13:00.

A total of 24 teams (12 women’s and 12 men’s) will take part in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: France (qualified as the host nation); six national teams qualified by way of Olympic tournaments; and five based on world rankings, which will be updated at the conclusion of the Volleyball Nations League 2024 group stage. 

OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS (teams starting according to world ranking)

FEMALE - Italy, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, USA

MALE - Italy, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Slovenia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, USA

(photo FIPAV)