The stage is set for iconic athlete celebrations at Paris 2024 as volleyball continues to inspire people to get moving
The FIVB and global Volleyball Family today join the world in celebrating Olympic Day as volleyball and beach volleyball continue to embrace the Olympic values while inspiring hundreds of millions to get moving and celebrate in style.
This year, the Olympic Day aims to be a global warm up to the Olympic Games Paris 2024, now just over one month away. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched the Let’s Move and Celebrate initiative, created in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), to inspire and encourage people to embrace the joy of movement this summer, with a particular emphasis on iconic athlete celebration moves.
Both volleyball and beach volleyball will feature on the Paris 2024 programme having become some of the hottest tickets at the Games. Fans worldwide are gearing up to see their favourite teams and players dig, set, jump, spike, block and celebrate on the world stage.
Volleyball will return for its 16th consecutive appearance at the Games, with the electrifying competition set to unfold at the South Paris Expo from 27 July to 11 August. Defending men’s champions France will be looking to ride the wave of home support to emulate their historic gold-medal winning performance at Tokyo 2020 and this time celebrate in front of their home fans.
France celebrates after making history in Tokyo, but can they reach the top in Paris to triumph in front of their home fans?
It will no doubt be a tough route ahead with the level of international volleyball higher than ever. They will know their Olympic paths next week, with the final qualified teams set to be confirmed today (23 June) and the men’s Drawing of Lots to be held in Łódź, Poland, on June 26, at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
On the women’s side, meanwhile, the qualified teams and draw are all set with many exciting clashes in store for the Games. Team USA, the defending Tokyo 2020 champions, will again be aiming for volleyball gold in Paris.
The world can look forward to iconic celebrations under the iconic Eiffel Tower!
Beach volleyball, meanwhile, will be nestled under the Eiffel Tower in the heart of the Parisian capital for its 8th Olympic Games. Whether in the stands or watching from home, fans can look forward to heart-pounding action on the sand and many an iconic beach volleyball celebration and hug – a symbol of the sport’s values of friendship and teamwork.
The competition line-up is quickly taking shape, with teams qualifying via the Olympic Ranking now all confirmed, including defending Tokyo 2020 men’s champions Anders Mol & Christian Sørum from Norway.
Mol & Sørum celebrate their Tokyo 2020 golds
Meanwhile, the women’s draw will go without Tokyo’s champions, with the USA’s April Ross and Alix Klineman only recently back on the sand together after both stepping away from the sport to become mothers.
Roars for gold as Ross & Klineman claim the Tokyo 2020 Olympic title
The remaining five berths per gender (one per Continental Confederation) will be announced tomorrow (24 June) following the completion of Continental Olympic qualification tournaments.
The Drawing of Lots for the Olympic beach volleyball competition is all set to take place on 28 June at 17:00 local time (15:00 UTC) at the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris and will be streamed live on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel. Click here to watch.
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