FOCUS ON-Volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Volleyball Training - Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021 General view during training REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoTHE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Both men's and women's tournaments feature 12 teams divided into two pools, with games played in a round-robin format. The top four from each pool advance to the knock-out phase.* Matches are played to the best-of-five sets, with each set played to 25 points.

* The player in the specialist libero position, wearing a different coloured uniform, performs an exclusively defensive role.Advertisement In the women's competition, China overcame a surging Serbian team in four sets to take their country's third Olympic volleyball gold medal.In the men's event, Poland, Russia, France and the United States will also be in the podium hunt while on the women's side the United States and Brazil are expected to push the Chinese all the way.

WHERE IS IT HAPPENING? Tokyo Ariake Arena, a sporting and cultural centre at Ariake district in Tokyo.

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