View the full London 2012 Volleyball schedule
A total of 144 men and 144 women will compete for gold medals, with 12 teams in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
All entries for Volleyball will be confirmed following the sport entries deadline on 9 July 2012.
The venue for the competition, Earls Court, has a great Olympic history after hosting some the Boxing, Gymnastics, Weightlifting and Wrestling competitions at the London 1948 Games.
At Beijing 2008, the men's gold medal was won by the USA, while Brazil emerged victorious in the women's event. With a number of teams looking to emulate these successes this summer, competition will be stronger than ever and exciting matches are guaranteed.
Volleyball is played between two teams of six on an indoor court that measures 60ft by 30ft, the teams separated by a high net that is set at 2.43m for men and 2.24m for women.
Each team is allowed three touches to get the ball back over the net to their opposition, though the same player can’t touch the ball consecutively.
Points are won when the ball hits the floor inside the opponents’ half of the court (on the line counts as in), the opponents fail to get the ball back over the net or hit the ball outside the court.
The team that wins the point serves next. If they served previously it will be the same player to serve, if not it is rotated to the next player - the six players are arranged in two banks of three and rotate clockwise when they serve. Before rules changes in 1999 it was only possible to win a point on your own serve.
Matches are the best of five sets. Twelve competing nations are split into two groups of six before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
Events / disciplines
Men’s volleyball, women’s volleyball
Gold medals available
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