The men’s and women’s volleyball tournaments of the Paris Olympics will take shape over the next two weeks as, right after the conclusion of the qualification period, the drawing of lots for both genders will take place, forming the pools for the Preliminary Phase of the event.
The drawing of lots of each gender will be held one day before the start of the Volleyball Nations League 2024 Finals. The 12 women’s national teams qualified for Paris 2024 will take part in the draw on June 19, in Bangkok, Thailand, at 18:00 local time (11:00 GMT), while the men will know their Olympic paths following the conclusion of the event set to be held in Łódź, Poland, on June 26, at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
Both events will be streamed live on Volleyball World's YouTube channel - click here to watch the women's and here to follow the men's.
The qualification period for the women will end on June 16, the last day of the VNL 2024 Preliminary Phase. Currently, France, as the host country, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Poland, Serbia, Türkiye and the United States, who prevailed at last year’s Volleyball Olympic Qualifiers, are the nations guaranteed a spot in the Games.
On the men’s side, the race to join host country France and the national teams that succeeded at the Volleyball Olympic Qualifiers – Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland and the United States – continues until June 23, when the VNL 2024 Preliminary Phase will be completed.
