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Canada, Cuba,
Dominican Republic and Mexico Compete for LA28 Olympic
Berth
MONCTON, Canada, September 17,
2026.- Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Mexico will compete
for a single berth to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games at the
NORCECA Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournament, to be held
September 18-19 at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, Canada.
The four teams qualified by
finishing among the top teams at the 2026 NORCECA Men’s
Continental Championship, held September 11-16 at the same
venue. Continental champion USA will not compete in the
qualifier, having already secured its place at LA28 as the host
nation of the Olympic Games.
Continental runner-up Canada will
face fifth-place finisher Mexico in the first semifinal on
Friday, September 18, at 4:30 p.m. In the second semifinal,
bronze medalist Cuba will take on Dominican Republic, which
finished fourth at the championship, at 7:00 p.m. Both matches
are scheduled in Moncton local time.
The winners will advance to the
final on Saturday, September 19, scheduled for 7:00 p.m., while
the losing teams will compete for third place at 4:30 p.m. Only
the tournament champion will qualify for the Los Angeles 2028
Olympic Games.
Canada will be seeking its seventh
Olympic appearance in men’s volleyball and its fourth
consecutive appearance, following Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris
2024. Its best result was a fourth-place finish at Los Angeles
1984.
Cuba will look to return to the
Olympic Games for the first time since Rio 2016. The Caribbean
team has made seven Olympic appearances and earned a bronze
medal at Montreal 1976, its only Olympic podium finish in men’s
volleyball.
Dominican Republic will aim to make
history by qualifying for its first Olympic Games in men’s
volleyball. Although its women’s team has competed in four
editions of the Olympic Games, the men’s team has yet to make an
appearance.
Mexico, meanwhile, is seeking its
third Olympic appearance after competing at Mexico City 1968 and
Rio 2016. Mexico finished tenth in 1968 and eleventh in 2016.
All matches of the NORCECA Olympic
Qualification Tournament will be streamed live on VBTV.
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