Olympic volleyball

Summer Games sport

Olympic volleyball is volleyball played at the Summer Olympic Games, featuring both indoor and beach variants.

Indoor volleyball has been contested since 1964, with six-player teams on a hard court.

Beach volleyball, a two-player sand court version, joined the Olympics in 1996.

Both are among the Games' most-watched events.

Related

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Opposites
competitive level/prestige

Olympic volleyballyouth volleyball

Net sport for minors

formality/organization

Olympic volleyballpickup games

Casual unorganized athletic contests

friendly matches · scrimmage

venue/setting

Olympic volleyballpool volleyball

Water-based net sport

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G