The pools have been drawn by FIVB for this year's qualifying tournaments for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris ©Getty Images

The drawing of lots for the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) qualifying tournament for next year's Olympic Games in Paris was held at a ceremony today in Lausanne, which revealed the three pools of national teams for men and women.

In pool A of the women's event, due to take place in China, will include the hosts, world champions Serbia, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Canada, Czechia, Mexico and Ukraine.

Pool B scheduled to be held in Japan and will feature the home country, Brazil, Turkey, Belgium, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Peru.

Pool C, set to be played in Poland, will include the hosts, Italy, defending Olympic champions United States, Germany, Thailand, Colombia, South Korea and Slovenia.

France automatically qualify for Paris 2024 as hosts of the event.


Defending Olympic champions the United States have been drawn in Pool C of the women's qualifying tournament for Paris 2024 ©FIVB
Defending Olympic champions the United States have been drawn in Pool C of the women's qualifying tournament for Paris 2024 ©FIVB


The top two teams in each pool will automatically qualify, while the five remaining spots left will be awarded to the highest ranked nations in the FIVB world rankings that were unsuccessful in the qualifier during the end of the preliminary phase of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League.

The qualifying tournaments are due to take place from September 16 to 24 later this year.

For the men's section, in pool A, due to take place in Brazil, the hosts will face off against world champions Italy, Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Germany, Czechia and Qatar.

Pool B, scheduled for Japan, will see the hosts face the US, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt and Finland.

Pool C, set to be held in China, will be featuring the home country, Poland, Argentina, The Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, Belgium and Bulgaria.


World champions Italy will travel to Brazil in Pool A of the men's Olympic qualifying tournament for Paris 2024 ©FIVB
World champions Italy will travel to Brazil in Pool A of the men's Olympic qualifying tournament for Paris 2024 ©FIVB


France are defending Olympic champions after defeating Russia at Tokyo 2020 in the final and qualify as the host country.

The men's qualifiers are scheduled to take place from September 30 to October 8.