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VNL 2024 to take the Elite of the Sport to Four Continents
The Volleyball Nations League 2024 will take the elite of international
volleyball to nine countries and four continents during six weeks from
May to June, when the Preliminary Phase of the sixth edition of the
tournament will take place.
The top 16 female and male national teams in the planet will compete in
Asia, Europe, North America and South America before the best eight in
each gender battle for titles in the VNL Finals. The women will play
from June 20-23 and the men from June 27-30, just a few weeks before the
start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in cities yet to be determined.
Watch the VNL 2024 live and on demand on VBTV.
Besides the host cities (venues will be announced soon), the composition
of the six men’s and women’s pools for the Preliminary Phase was also
announced, setting up some exciting duels between the top national teams
in every corner of the globe.
The women will be the first to get on the court, competing in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, and Antalya, Türkiye, from May 14-19. One week later,
the men will start their campaigns at the same locations.
From Europe and South America, the VNL 2024 will head to Asia and North
America. The women will play in Macau and Arlington, Texas, USA (the
host city of last year’s VNL Finals), from May 28-June 2, with the men
battling in Japan (with the host city to be confirmed), and Ottawa,
Canada, from June 4-9.
The Preliminary Phase will come to an end for the women from June 11-16,
with pools hosted in Hong Kong and Japan. In the following week, the men
will complete their schedules in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Manila, the
Philippines.
The top seven teams in each gender will advance to the VNL Finals, as
well as the host countries.
The 16 women’s national teams competing in the VNL 2024 will be Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, China, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Thailand, defending
champions Türkiye and the United States.
The men’s title will be contested by Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands,
defending champions Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Türkiye and the United
States.
Olympic Spots in Play
The VNL 2024 will also play a major role in determining the last
national teams that will qualify for the Paris Olympics. The result of
each match of the tournament’s Preliminary Phase will impact the FIVB
Volleyball World Rankings, which will determine the teams to occupy the
last five spots in next year’s Games.
As of now, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland and the United States
are guaranteed on the men’s side while Brazil, the Dominican Republic,
Poland, Serbia, Türkiye and the United States have qualified among the
women – host country France will also be represented on both genders. |
