Professional Males
December 8, 2023
The USA ladies get to play in America once more subsequent summer time and the USA males are again in Canada for Volleyball Nations League.
Volleyball World introduced the 2024 VNL schedules for the essential worldwide match that precedes the Olympics.
The USA ladies open in Rio de Janiero, Brazil from Could 14-19 in a gaggle that features host Brazil, Serbia, China, Canada, Dominican Republic and Korea.
The opposite first-week pool is in Antalya, Türkiye, with the host group, Italy, Poland, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Bulgaria and France.
From Could 28-June 2, the USA ladies and their pool transfer to Arlington, Texas, whereas the opposite group goes to Macau, China. Arlington was the location of final 12 months’s VNL Finals.
Then, from June 11-16, the USA pool strikes to Japan at a metropolis to be named, whereas the opposite pool is in Hong Kong, China.
The ultimate section for the ladies will likely be June 20-23 and June 27-30 for the lads, however Volleyball World stated it will likely be “in cities but to be decided.”
The USA males open in Antalya, Türkiye, Could 21-26 in a gaggle with the host group, Poland, Slovenia, France, Netherlands, Canada and Bulgaria. The opposite pool, in Rio, consists of Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Japan, Serbia, Iran, Cuba and Germany.
From June 4-9 the USA pool strikes to Ottawa, Canada, the place it performed a spherical final 12 months, and the opposite group goes to Japan (once more, a metropolis to be named).
The final week is June 18-23. The USA pool is in Manila, Philippines, and the opposite group goes to Ljubljana, Slovenia.
In response to Volleyball World:
“The VNL 2024 can even play a serious function in figuring out the final nationwide groups that can qualify for the Paris Olympics. The results of every match of the match’s Preliminary Part will affect the FIVB Volleyball World Rankings, which can decide the groups to occupy the final 5 spots in subsequent 12 months’s Video games.
As of now, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland and america are assured on the lads’s facet whereas Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Poland, Serbia, Türkiye and america have certified among the many ladies – host nation France can even be represented on each genders.”