Volleyball at the 2026 Asian Games

The Volleyball events will be among the 43 sports played at the 2026 Asian Games. In this tournament, sixteen teams will participate in the men's competition, while sixteen teams will participate in the women's competition.

Volleyball at the 2026 Asian Games
Venue	Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium Park Arena Komaki
Location	Okazaki and Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Dates	16 September – 3 October 2026
Nations	18

Schedule

All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

P

Preliminary round

C

Classification

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

F

Finals

Date Event	September																		October
	16th Wed	17th Thu	18th Fri	19th Sat	20th Sun		21st Mon		22nd Tue		23rd Wed	24th Thu	25th Fri	26th Sat	27th Sun	28th Mon	29th Tue	30th Wed	1st Thu		2nd Fri		3rd Sat
Men															P	P	P		C	¼	C	½	C	F
Women	P	P	P		C	¼	C	½	C	F

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men
Women

Venues

Okazaki	Komaki
Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium	Park Arena Komaki
Capacity: 4,673	Capacity: 5,000

Draw

The draw for the competition will be held on 23 July 2026.

Men

The Asian Volleyball Confederation confirmed the qualified teams in late-May 2026. Teams qualified based on FIVB rankings.

• Japan (7; host)
• Iran (16)
• Qatar (21)
• South Korea (26)

• China (28)
• Bahrain (41)
• Pakistan (45)
• Indonesia (53)

• Chinese Taipei (54)
• India (59)
• Thailand (60)
• Vietnam (61)

• Kyrgyzstan (69)
• Kazakhstan (71)
• Philippines (82)
• Hong Kong (92)

Women

The Asian Volleyball Confederation confirmed the qualified teams in late-May 2026. Teams qualified based on FIVB rankings.

• Japan (5; host)
• China (6)
• Thailand (18)
• Vietnam (28)

• Kazakhstan (37)
• Chinese Taipei (38)
• South Korea (40)
• Iran (41)

• Philippines (48)
• India (63)
• Kyrgyzstan (65)
• Indonesia (75)

• Hong Kong (89)
• Mongolia (95)
• North Korea (NR)
• Qatar (NR)