Volleyball became part of the Olympic program at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
The sport is played by two teams of six on a 18×9-meter court separated by a net in the middle. One team sends the ball over the net and the other team can touch the ball up to three times before they must send it back to their opponent’s side of the net. Teams are awarded a point when the ball touches the ground on the opponent’s side of the court or outside the court after being blocked. Volleyball will run from July 24 to Aug. 8.
Venue and access information
Volleyball will take place in Ariake Arena, a newly constructed facility becoming a new sporting and cultural center capable of having 15,000 people. The center is eight minutes from both Ariake-tennis-no-mori Station and Shin-toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line.
Beach Volleyball
Jul 24 | 9:00-12:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (4 matches)
Jul 24 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 24 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 25 | 9:00-12:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (4 matches)
Jul 25 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 25 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 26 | 9:00-12:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (4 matches)
Jul 26 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 26 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 27 | 9:00-12:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (4 matches)
Jul 27 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 27 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 28 | 9:00-11:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 28 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 28 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 29 | 9:00-11:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 29 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 29 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 30 | 9:00-11:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 30 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 30 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 31 | 9:00-11:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)
Jul 31 | 15:00-17:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Preliminaries (2 matches)
Men's or Women's Lucky Loser (1 match)
Jul 31 | 20:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Lucky Loser (3 matches)
Aug 1 | 9:00-10:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 1 | 13:00-14:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 1 | 17:00-18:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 1 | 21:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 2 | 9:00-10:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 2 | 13:00-14:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 2 | 17:00-18:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 2 | 21:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Round of 16 (2 matches)
Aug 3 | 9:00-10:50
Shiokaze Park
Women's Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Aug 3 | 21:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Women's Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Aug 4 | 9:00-10:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Aug 4 | 21:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Aug 5 | 9:00-10:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Semifinals (2 matches)
Aug 5 | 21:00-22:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's or Women's Semifinals (2 matches)
Aug 6 | 10:00-12:50
Shiokaze Park
Women's Bronze Medal Match
Women's Gold Medal Match
Women's Victory Ceremony
Aug 7 | 10:00-12:50
Shiokaze Park
Men's Bronze Medal Match
Men's Gold Medal Match
Men's Victory Ceremony
Volleyball
Jul 24 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Italy vs Canada
Pool B: Brazil vs Tunisia
Jul 24 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Russia vs Argentina
Pool A: Japan vs Venezuela
Jul 24 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Poland vs Iran
Pool B: United States vs France
Jul 25 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Russia vs Italy
Pool B: United States vs Argentina
Jul 25 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Serbia vs Dominican Rep.
Pool B: China vs Turkey
Jul 25 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Kenya
Pool A: Brazil vs South Korea
Jul 26 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Iran vs Venezuela
Pool B: United States vs Russia
Jul 26 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Poland vs Italy
Pool B: France vs Tunisia
Jul 26 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Canada
Pool B: Brazil vs Argentina
Jul 27 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Russia vs Argentina
Pool B: China vs United States
Jul 27 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Serbia
Pool B: Italy vs Turkey
Jul 27 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Brazil vs Dominican Rep.
Pool A: South Korea vs Kenya
Jul 28 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Canada vs Iran
Pool B: United States vs Tunisia
Jul 28 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Argentina vs France
Pool A: Poland vs Venezuela
Jul 28 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Italy
Pool B: Brazil vs Russia
Jul 29 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Italy vs Argentina
Pool A: South Korea vs Dominican Rep.
Jul 29 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Serbia vs Kenya
Pool B: China vs Russia
Jul 29 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Brazil
Pool B: United States vs Turkey
Jul 30 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Canada vs Venezuela
Pool B: Brazil vs United States
Jul 30 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Poland
Pool B: Argentina vs Tunisia
Jul 30 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Italy vs Iran
Pool B: Russia vs France
Jul 31 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Dominican Rep. vs Kenya
Pool B: United States vs Russia
Jul 31 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Argentina vs Turkey
Pool A: Serbia vs Brazil
Jul 31 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs South Korea
Pool B: China vs Italy
Aug 1 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Poland vs Canada
Pool B: Brazil vs France
Aug 1 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Russia vs Tunisia
Pool A: Italy vs Venezuela
Aug 1 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Iran
Pool B: United States vs Argentina
Aug 2 | 9:00-12:50
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Serbia vs South Korea
Pool B: United States vs Italy
Aug 2 | 14:20-18:10
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool B: Russia vs Turkey
Pool B: China vs Argentina
Aug 2 | 19:40-23:30
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round – Pool A: Japan vs Dominican Rep.