Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The volleyball tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and it will be played between 24 July and 8 August 2021. 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams will participate in the tournament. The indoor volleyball competition will take place at Ariake Arena in Ariake, and the beach volleyball tournament will be held at Shiokaze Park,[1][2] in the temporary Shiokaze Park Stadium.

Volleyball at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Ariake Arena (indoor) Shiokaze Park (beach)
Dates	24 July – 8 August 2021
No. of events	4

It was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021.[3]

Schedule

Legend

P

Preliminary round

⅛

Round of 16

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

B

Bronze medal match

F

Final

[4][5][6]

Date Event	Sat 24	Sun 25	Mon 26	Tue 27	Wed 29	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4	Thu 5		Fri 6		Sat 7		Sun 8
Men's indoor	P		P		P		P		P		¼		½				B	F
Women's indoor		P		P		P		P		P		¼			½				B	F
Men's beach	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	⅛	⅛		¼	½				B	F
Women's beach	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	⅛	⅛	¼		½		B	F

Qualification

This information was confirmed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball on 23 September 2018.[7]

Qualification summary

Men's volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Event		Dates	Venue(s)	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host Country[8]		7 September 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
Intercontinental Qualifier	Pool A	9–11 August 2019	Varna	1	Brazil
	Pool B		Rotterdam	1	United States
	Pool C		Bari	1	Italy
	Pool D		Gdańsk–Sopot	1	Poland
	Pool E		Saint Petersburg	1	Russia
	Pool F		Ningbo	1	Argentina
European Qualifier		5–10 January 2020	Berlin	1	France
Asian Qualifier		7–12 January 2020	Jiangmen	1	Iran
African Qualifier		7–11 January 2020	Cairo	1	Tunisia
South American Qualifier		10–12 January 2020	Mostazal	1	Venezuela
North American Qualifier		10–12 January 2020	Vancouver	1	Canada
Total				12

Women's volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Event		Dates	Venue(s)	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host Country[8]		7 September 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
Intercontinental Qualifier	Pool A	1–4 August 2019	Wrocław	1	Serbia
	Pool B		Ningbo	1	China
	Pool C		Shreveport–Bossier City	1	United States
	Pool D		Uberlândia	1	Brazil
	Pool E		Kaliningrad	1	Russia
	Pool F		Catania	1	Italy
African Qualifier		5–9 January 2020	Yaoundé	1	Kenya
South American Qualifier		7–9 January 2020	Bogotá	1	Argentina
Asian Qualifier		7–12 January 2020	Nakhon Ratchasima	1	South Korea
European Qualifier		7–12 January 2020	Apeldoorn	1	Turkey
North American Qualifier		10–12 January 2020	Santo Domingo	1	Dominican Republic
Total				12

Men's beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country[8]	7 September 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
2019 World Championships	28 June – 7 July 2019	Hamburg	1	Russia
2019 FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament	18–22 September 2019	Haiyang	2	Italy
				Latvia
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[9]	13 June 2021[10]	Lausanne	15
2018–2020 AVC Continental Cup Final	21–27 June 2021[10]	TBD	1
2018–2020 CAVB Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
2018–2020 CEV Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
2018–2020 CSV Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
Total			24

Women's beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country[8]	7 September 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
2019 World Championships	28 June – 7 July 2019	Hamburg	1	Canada
2019 FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament	18–22 September 2019	Haiyang	2	Latvia
				Spain
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking[11]	13 June 2021[10]	Lausanne	15
2018–2020 AVC Continental Cup Final	21–27 June 2021[10]	TBD	1
2018–2020 CAVB Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
2018–2020 CEV Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
2018–2020 CSV Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
2018–2020 NORCECA Continental Cup Final		TBD	1
Total			24

Men's indoor tournament

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarterfinals
2	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2020. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarterfinals
2	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2020. Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal match
	3 August
					5 August
	3 August
									7 August
	3 August
					5 August
	3 August
									Bronze medal match
									7 August

Women's indoor tournament

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarter-finals
2	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	4 August
					6 August
	4 August
									8 August
	4 August
					6 August
	4 August
									Bronze medal
									8 August

See also

• Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games
• Volleyball at the 2019 Pan American Games
• Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Ariake Arena confirmed as volleyball venue for Tokyo 2020". FIVB. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
2. "Olympic Sports : Volleyball". tokyo2020.org. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
3. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
4. "Schedule – Volleyball Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
5. "Beach Volleyball Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
6. "Volleyball Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
7. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020" (PDF). fivb.org. 23 September 2018.
8. "Host city election for the Olympic Summer Games 2020". IOC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
9. "Provisional Olympic Ranking – Men". FIVB. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
10. "FIVB announces adaptation of Beach Volleyball Olympic qualification". FIVB. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
11. "Provisional Olympic Ranking – Women". FIVB. Retrieved 17 May 2020.