WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QUALIFICATION PROCESS RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES TOTAL OF 12 TEAMS EUROPEAN OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT JANUARY 4 - 9, 2016 (ANKARA, TURKEY) SOUTH AMERICAN OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT JANUARY 6 - 10, 2016 (BARILOCHE, ARGENTINA) FIVB VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S WORLD CUP AUGUST 22 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 (JAPAN) WINNER WINNER NORCECA OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT JANUARY 7 - 9, 2016 (LINCOLN, USA) AFRICAN OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT FEBRUARY 12 - 19, 2016 (YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON) RUNNER-UP WINNER WINNER HOST BEST RANKED ASIAN TEAM (outside the top three) WINNER WINNER CHN BRA USA RUS PARTICIPATING TEAMS: • Third placed team from South American Olympic Qualification Tournament (Colombia) • Third placed team from NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Puerto Rico) • Second and third placed teams from African Olympic Qualification Tournament (Egypt and Kenya) PARTICIPATING TEAMS: • Japan (host) • Top three ranked teams in Asia (FIVB Women’s World Ranking) (Korea, Thailand and Kazakhstan) • Second and third placed teams from European Olympic Qualification Tournament (The Netherlands and Italy • Second placed team from South American Olympic Qualification (Peru) • Second placed team from NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Dominican Republic) WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT MAY 14 - JUNE 22, 2016 (TOKYO, JAPAN) WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT BETWEEN PERIOD OF MAY 14 - JUNE 5, 2016 (TBD) SRB ALSO A QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT FOR ASIAN TEAMS CMR ARG TOP THREE RANKED TEAMS (IF ASIAN TEAM IS RANKED AMONG TOP 3, THEN NEXT RANKED TEAM WILL QUALIFY)