FIVB
Volleyball qualification system for 2016 Olympic Games amended
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Article Fri, Apr 8 2011
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 7, 2011. The FIVB Board of Administration approved an updated qualification system for the Volleyball event to be staged at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the 12 Olympic vacancies per gender attributed as follows: 1 host country, 5 through continental Championships or continental Qualification Tournaments, 2 from the FIVB World Cup and 4 from as many intercontinental Qualification Tournaments to be organized with four teams per tournament.
The major changes include a reduction in the number of vacancies attributed at the 2015 edition of the FIVB World Cup from three to two and the introduction of four intercontinental Qualification Tournaments on four separate continents.
The Board of Administration also received progress reports on forthcoming events including the four World Championships coming up later in the year – the Women’s Junior World Championship in Peru, the Men’s Junior World Champs in Brazil, plus the Girls’ Youth World Championship in Turkey and the Boys’ Youth World Championships in Argentina.
Other key presentations were made by the organizers of the FIVB Club World Championships in Doha, Qatar, and the London Olympic Games.
The major changes include a reduction in the number of vacancies attributed at the 2015 edition of the FIVB World Cup from three to two and the introduction of four intercontinental Qualification Tournaments on four separate continents.
The Board of Administration also received progress reports on forthcoming events including the four World Championships coming up later in the year – the Women’s Junior World Championship in Peru, the Men’s Junior World Champs in Brazil, plus the Girls’ Youth World Championship in Turkey and the Boys’ Youth World Championships in Argentina.
Other key presentations were made by the organizers of the FIVB Club World Championships in Doha, Qatar, and the London Olympic Games.