The hosts for the women’s qualifying tournaments will be Poland, China and Japan. The competition will run from September 16 to 24. In the case of volleyball, the tournaments will be hosted by Brazil, China and Japan, and the fight for a ticket to the Games will last from September 30 to October 8.
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Only the host country, France, is guaranteed to participate in the Games. The remaining top 24 FIVB ranked teams will be divided into three pools of eight teams each. The top two teams from each pool will qualify for the Olympics.
Teams that don’t get a bye to qualifying tournaments will be able to fight for the remaining five spots through the Nations League fight. The five best ranked teams (taking into account only those without Olympic qualification) will qualify for the Paris tournament. This applies to both women’s and men’s competitions.
Women:
Group A: China, Serbia, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Canada, Czech Republic, Mexico, Ukraine
Group B: Japan, Brazil, Turkey, Belgium, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Peru
Group C: PolandItaly, United States, Germany, Thailand, Colombia, South Korea, Slovenia
Men:
Group A: Brazil, Italy, Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar
Group B: Japan, United States, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Finland
Group C: China, PolandArgentina, Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Bulgaria
KN, Polsat Sports
