Olympics - Beijing 2008
When: 8-24th August 2008
Where: Beijing, China.
Link: http://en.beijing2008.cn/
Events
4 sets of medals will be awarded in following events:
- Volleyball Men (12 teams)
- Volleyball Women (12 teams)
- Beach Volleyball Men (24 teams)
- Beach Volleyball Women (24 teams)
Qualification systems for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball
The qualification systems for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been confirmed by the International Olympic Committee. For Volleyball, the qualification period will start with the FIVB World Cup, which will be held in Japan in November 2007, whereas the qualification period for Beach Volleyball will run from 1 January 2007.
For Volleyball, there are a total of 12 team vacancies for each gender. China is directly granted one vacancy for each gender as host nation. The first three vacancies available through qualification will be filled by the top three teams in each gender at the 2007 World Cup, which will take place from 2 November 2007 until 16 November 2007 (women) and 18 November 2007 to 2 December 2007 (men).
A further five vacancies will be filled by the winners of Continental Championships organised by each of the five FIVB Confederations (AVC, CAVB, CEV, CSV and NORCECA) over the period from 1 December 2007 to 15 January 2008. A minimum of four participating teams is required for such Continental Championships.
The remaining three vacancies for each gender will be decided by World Olympic Qualification tournaments (1 for women and 3 for men). These World Olympic Qualification tournaments, to be held before 8 June 2007, will also be used to fill any remaining continental vacancies in the event that one or more continents do not hold Continental Qualification tournaments.
For Beach Volleyball, the qualification period runs from 1 January 2007 to 20 July 2008 with 24 team vacancies available for each gender. By 21 July 2008, the FIVB will establish an Olympic Ranking based on the best eight performances of teams in recognised Olympic Qualification tournaments (SWATCH FIVB World Tour events, SWATCH FIVB World Championships, FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals). Whilst China will automatically qualify as host nation, the top 23 teams from each gender will qualify for Beijing 2008, subject to a maximum of two teams per country. In order to respect the universality principle of the Olympic Games, if a continent does not have any teams qualified after the above procedure is applied, the 23rd place will be occupied by the highest-ranked eligible team from the continent in question.
