2008 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXIX Olympiad)

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Games of the XXIX Olympiad

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)

Qualifying Criteria

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

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

Indoor Volleyball

Volleyball Men	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
2007 FIVB Men's World Cup	Nov 18 - Dec 2, 2007	Japan	3	Brazil Russia Bulgaria
European Olympic Qualification Tournament	January 7-13, 2008	Izmir	1
African Olympic Qualification Tournament	February 1-10, 2008	Johannesburg	1
North American Olympic Qualification Tournament	January 4-12, 2008	Caguas	1
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament	January 2-7, 2008	Formosa	1
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1	May 23-25, 2008	Dusseldorf	1
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2	May 30 - Jun 1, 2008	Espinho	1
Asian / World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3*	May 31 - Jun 8, 2008	Tokyo	2
Host nation	-	-	1	China
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:

Tournament 1: Germany, Europe, Asia, North/South America
Tournament 2: Portugal, Europe, Asia, North/South America
Tournament 3: Japan, Australia, South Korea, Iran, Thailand, Europe, Africa, North/South America

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
Asia: Indonesia, Chinese Taipei

Volleyball Women	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
2007 FIVB Women's World Cup	November 2-16, 2007	Japan	3	Italy Brazil United States
European Olympic Qualification Tournament	January 15-20, 2008	Halle	1
African Olympic Qualification Tournament	January 20-30, 2008	Algiers	1
North American Olympic Qualification Tournament	December 17-22, 2007	Monterrey	1
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament	January 3-7, 2008	Lima	1
Asian / World Olympic Qualification Tournament*	May 17-25, 2008	Tokyo	4
Host nation	-	-	1	China
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:

Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Kazakhstan, other 4 teams*

* Best World ranked teams: 2 best ranked teams from Europe, 1 from Norceca, 1 from South America or Africa

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