The drawing of lots for the U17 FIVB Volleyball World Championships 2024 to take place on 1 May
The drawing of lots ceremonies for the girls’ event in Peru and the boys’ event in Bulgaria are to be streamed live on YouTube
The next two editions of the U21 FIVB Volleyball World Championships are to take place in 2025 and 2028
The drawing of lots for this year’s inaugural FIVB Volleyball U17 World Championships will take place on 1 May in Lausanne, Switzerland and will be streamed live on the Volleyball World YouTube channel.
The 16 teams participating in each of the two events will be split into four pools of four for the first competition stage. Following the completion of the pool phase, the final pool standings will determine the teams’ starting positions in the playoffs, consisting of eighth-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals at each level of the playoff bracket.
FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship 2024
The FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship will be held in Peru from 17 to 24 August with the participation of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Türkiye and hosts Peru.
The drawing of lots for that tournament will start at 14:30 UTC on 1 May.
Watch the Drawing of Lots ceremony here.
FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship 2024
Bulgaria will host the boys’ event from 24 to 31 August. In addition to the home side, the teams of Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Tunisia and Uzbekistan are set to compete for the title.
The starting time for this draw on 1 May will be at 15:30 UTC.
Watch the Drawing of Lots ceremony here.
FIVB Volleyball U21 World Championships timeline change
The FIVB Board of Administration has approved the updated timeline for the FIVB Volleyball Under 21 (U21) World Championships as well as the Under 20 (U20) Continental Championships, which serve as the qualification tournaments for the U21 World Championships.
It has been confirmed that the next two editions of the U21 World Championships will be played in 2025 and 2028, and from then onwards the tournament will be held every two years. This change has been made in order to streamline the calendar for age-group tournaments, while ensuring a number of opportunities for young athletes to participate on the international stage.
Additionally, the timeline for the U20 Continental Championships, which act as qualification events to the World Championships, has been revised to move in line with the U21 tournament. The Continental Championships will now be played in 2024, then in 2027 and biennially from then onwards.
The FIVB reminds that the bidding process for the Volleyball Age Group World Championships 2025 is now open in the following categories: Girls’ U19, Boys’ U19, Women’s U21 and Men’s U21. Interested host cities and event organisers are welcome to submit their applications to volleyball@fivb.com by no later than 30 April 2024.
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