World No. 1 Brazil headlines Pool B as the draw for the women’s volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is finalized.
The draw for the women’s volleyball event of Olympic Games Paris 2024 is set.
The single round-robin pools for the preliminary stage of the tournament were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, June 19.
The 12 qualified countries were divided into three groups of four.
World No. 1 Brazil, which went on a 12-0 unbeaten run in the preliminary round of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League (VNL), has been placed in Pool B. There, it will take on fourth-ranked Poland, seventh-ranked Japan, and 20th-ranked Kenya.
Meanwhile, 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist and world no. 5 USA leads Pool A, where it will be pitted against sixth-ranked China, ninth-ranked Serbia, and host country France, ranked 19th in the global order.
Pool C is just as competitive, featuring world No. 2 Italy and third-ranked Turkey, alongside eighth-ranked Netherlands and 11th-ranked Dominican Republic.
The three round-robin pools of four is a new format for the volleyball event at the Olympic Games.
In this setup, the winners of each pool, along with the runners-up and the two highest-ranked third-place teams, will advance to the quarterfinals.
From there, the remaining countries will compete in a single-elimination bracket leading to the semifinals and ultimately the medal matches to determine the podium.
In the past, the preliminary round featured just two pools of six teams each, where the top four teams from each group progressed to the knockout stage.
The Paris 2024 volleyball event will be held at the South Paris Arena from July 27 to August 11.
Story summary:
- The draw for the women's volleyball event at the Paris 2024 Olympics took place in Bangkok, Thailand, with 12 qualified countries divided into three groups of four teams each.
- Defending gold medalists USA, ranked fifth in the world, headline Pool A alongside China, Serbia, and host nation France (ranked 19th), promising fierce competition from the start.
- World No. 1 Brazil leads Pool B, joined by Poland, Japan, and Kenya, while Pool C features a showdown between world No. 2 Italy, third-ranked Turkey, Netherlands, and the Dominican Republic (ranked 11th).
- This year’s tournament introduces a new format with round-robin pools. The top teams from each pool, along with runners-up and two highest-ranked third-place teams, will advance to the quarterfinals, followed by a single-elimination bracket to determine medalists.
[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital team. The summary was generated by AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]