August 8, 2008 to August 24,
2008, with the opening ceremony commencing at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium in
Beijing, People's Republic of China
VOLLEYBALL:
Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008.
Indoor volleyball events will be held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium.
Beach volleyball competitions will be held at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park.
Medals will be awarded in following events:
Beach Volleyball Men (24 teams)
Beach Volleyball Women (24 teams)
Volleyball Men (12 teams)
Volleyball Women (12 teams)
NOC is allowed to enter 1 men's and 1 women's qualified team in volleyball tournaments and 2 men's and 2 women's qualified teams in beach volleyball tournaments.
|
Beach Volleyball Men/Women |
Vacancies |
|---|---|
|
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking* |
23** |
|
Host nation (People's Republic of China) |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
24 |
* as of July 21, 2008
** Should a continent not be represented in top 23 teams, the highest ranked eligible team from that continent will replace the lowest ranked qualified team
Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification - Men
Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification - Women
|
Volleyball Men |
Date |
Host |
Vacancies |
Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2007 FIVB Men's World Cup |
Nov 18 - Dec 2, 2007 |
3 |
||
|
January 7-13, 2008 |
1 |
|||
|
African Olympic Qualification Tournament |
February 1-10, 2008 |
1 |
||
|
January 4-12, 2008 |
1 |
|||
|
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament |
January 2-7, 2008 |
1 |
||
|
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 |
May 23-25, 2008 |
1 |
||
|
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 |
May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 |
1 |
||
|
Asian / World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3* |
May 31 - Jun 8, 2008 |
2 |
||
|
Host nation |
- |
- |
1 |
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
|||
* Combined with asian olympic qualifier tournament. ticket going to the winner and then a second Olympic ticket being awarded to the top Asian team. In the event an Asian team wins the tournament, the next best-Asian team will claim the second ticket as the Continental Olympic qualifier.
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
Teams: (The drawing of lots will be conducted in February 2008 in
Japan)
Europe: 3 best ranked
North America: 2 best ranked
South America: 1 best ranked
Africa: 1 best ranked
|
Volleyball Women |
Date |
Host |
Vacancies |
Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2007 FIVB Women's World Cup |
November 2-16, 2007 |
3 |
||
|
January 15-20, 2008 |
1 |
|||
|
African Olympic Qualification Tournament |
January 20-30, 2008 |
1 |
||
|
December 17-22, 2007 |
1 |
|||
|
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament |
January 3-7, 2008 |
1 |
||
|
Asian / World Olympic Qualification Tournament* |
May 17-25, 2008 |
4 |
||
|
Host nation |
- |
- |
1 |
|
|
TOTAL |
12 |
|||
* Combined with asian olympic qualifier tournament. The 4 Olympic berths are assigned to the winner, the best Asian team and the two following best ranked teams of the final standings.
Olympic Qualifying Tournament:
* Best World ranked teams: 2 best ranked teams from Europe, 1 from Norceca, 1 from South America or Africa
LINKS:
Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification - Women
Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification - Men
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