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Volleyball competitions '''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 .


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)



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.


Indoor Volleyball


Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:

  • Tournament I: , , , , other 4 teams

  • Tournament II: , other 3 teams

  • Tournament III: , other 3 teams


first tournament 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 Tournament:

  • Teams: , other 7 teams



Beach Volleyball


  • 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''



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