Olympic game volleyball

How has the format changed? And where do beach and sitting volleyball fit into all of this? It was almost dropped in the next Games in , but protests prevented it from going away, so volleyball remained at the Olympics that year and for many years to follow. Now, over 50 years later, volleyball is returning to Tokyo, and Japan has the potential to win the gold again as well. When volleyball first came to the Olympics, it was set up in a round-robin tournament, where every team played each other and the finalists were determined by number of wins, set average and point average.

This was a problem because winners could be determined before every team got done playing each other, which made fans lose interest in later matches after the winning teams were already determined early on in the tournament. So after the Olympics, they switched to the team format they still use today where each team plays each other once and then the top four teams advance to the semifinals. Teams can move up and down easily on the leaderboard in this format, causing fans to be more engaged with each match.

Plus this makes for a more competitive season before the Olympic Games as teams compete to appear in the Games and be one of the 12 teams to advance to the preliminary rounds.

In , volleyball was officially and fully introduced to the Paralympic Games after having a successful trial run in They started out with having both standing and sitting competitions, but moved away from the standing discipline in after the Olympics in Athens.

In the most recent Paralympics in Rio, Iran took home the gold medal for the men and the USA took home the gold medal for the women.

Women lost to Serbia in the semifinals of the Olympic Games in a tough five-set match. Women will play Dominican Republic at 9 p. PT on Tuesday 1 p. Wednesday in Tokyo in the Olympic quarter finals. The loser will go home. Focused on improved serving and passing, the U. Women beat the European side, , , , , in their final pool play match. Men improved throughout the match, but struggled to stay ahead against strong serving from Argentina and fell , , on Sunday at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

By any name, a team from Russia can be a bear. Men started strong but couldn't keep pace with Brazil down the stretch, falling , , , on Friday at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Men overcame error woes to stave off a comeback from Tunisia and win , , , on Wednesday at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Women beat Argentina, , , at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Men opened the Olympic Games with a strong performance, sweeping France, , , on Saturday at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. In , the U. Even with such a young team, the U. Men fought back from an pool-play start and a crushing semifinal loss to Italy to earn the bronze medal. USA Volleyball is proud to announce the 12 women who will compete for the U. Eight players return from the squad that won the bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro.

Two athletes making their Men Full History Gold: , , Bronze: , Appearances: 11 of 14 , , , , , , , , , , Sunday, August 1, 1 p.

Monday, August 2, 9 a. Monday, August 2, 10 p. Tuesday, August 3, 9 a. Thursday, Aug. Friday, Aug. They lost just one set in their seven matches en route to Olympic glory. Ross led the way with 25 points. Two U. The newly-formed U. Typically, beach volleyball duos spend years perfecting their partnership and preparing for the Olympic Games.

They had four days. In a match between four Olympic veterans, U. A balance of youth and experience combine to form the U.

Olympic beach volleyball team for the Olympic Games Tokyo The beach volleyball schedule for the Olympic Games Tokyo was released Monday. Eight of 12 pool play matches for American pairs will be played during primetime on the east coast. Pools for the beach volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo were announced Monday, and the four U. The eight members of the U. If more than two American duos are in the top 15, only the two top-ranked teams will compete at the Tokyo Olympics.

If a team plays in more than 12 events, only points from the top 12 results are counted. Note: The U. Argentina W China W Turkey W Russian Olympic Committee L, Italy W