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ASIAN VOLLEYBALL NEWS BLOG

Thursday 3 August 2023

Men’s and Women's FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier: Groups, venues, schedule and key dates to watch live action

 



Olympic champions France drew world champions Italy in their group for the men's FIVB Road to Paris Olympic Volleyball Qualifier at the Drawing of Lots ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday (17 March).

The men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) comprises of three pools of eight teams, and will take place from 30 September to 8 October 2023 in Brazil, China, and Japan.

Twelve teams will compete for the gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, including automatic qualifiers and hosts France.

The top two finishers in each pool for the qualifier will earn one of six automatic qualification berths for Paris 2024, and the five remaining qualification spots will be filled by the top five nations not yet qualified in the FIVB World Rankings at the end of the preliminary phase of the Volleyball Nations League 2024.

Below, we take a look at the Road to Paris Olympic Qualifier full group draw, and how to watch the action live.

Pool A (in Brazil) - Brazil, Italy, Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Germany, Czechia, Qatar

Group B (in Japan) - Japan, USA, Slovenia, Serbia, Türkiye, Tunisia, Egypt, Finland

Group C (in China) - People's Republic of China, Poland, Argentina, Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Bulgaria.

Each of the three Olympic Qualifying Tournament pools take place from 30 September to 8 October 2023.

A full schedule will be confirmed ahead of the tournament.

The OQT for women takes place from 16-24 September 2023.


Women's Olympic champions the USA will play against powerhouse Italy in the group stages of the women's FIVB Road to Paris Olympic Volleyball Qualifier at the Drawing of Lots ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday (17 March).

The women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) comprises of three pools of eight teams, taking place from 16-24 September 2023 in the People's Republic of China, Japan, and Poland.

The United States and Italy will also take on the likes of Germany, Thailand, and Colombia in their group in Poland.

World champions Serbia will head to the People's Republic of China for their group matches, while Brazil have been drawn to play in the Japan-based group.

Twelve teams will compete for the gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, including automatic qualifiers and hosts France.

The top two finishers in each pool for the qualifier will earn one of six automatic qualification berths, and the five remaining qualification spots will be filled by the top five nations not yet qualified in the FIVB World Rankings at the end of the preliminary phase of the Volleyball Nations League 2024.

Below, we take a look at the Road to Paris Olympic Qualifier full group draw, and the host venues.

Women’s FIVB Road to Paris 2024 Olympic Volleyball Qualifier - Groups

Pool A (in China) - People's Republic of China, Serbia, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Canada, Czechia, Mexico, Ukraine 

Pool B (in Japan) - Japan, Brazil, Türkiye, Belgium, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Peru

Pool C (in Poland) - Poland, Italy, USA, Germany, Thailand, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Slovenia

Women’s FIVB Road to Paris 2024 Olympic Volleyball Qualifier - Schedule and key dates

Each of the three Olympic Qualifying Tournament pools take place from 16-24 September 2023.

A full schedule will be confirmed ahead of the tournament.

The OQT for men takes place from 20 September to 8 October 2023.


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