From October 1 to 8, 2023, the men's national team of Ukraine will try to compete for a ticket to the Olympic Games 2024.
The qualifying tournament will be held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
The wards of Ugis Krastins will play in Group A against the hosts of the tournament, Brazil, as well as against Germany, the Czech Republic, Qatar, Cuba, Iran, and Italy.
Calendar of matches of the men's national team of Ukraine:
October 1, 02:30 Cuba - Ukraine
October 2, 02:30 Iran - Ukraine
October 3, 23:00 Italy - Ukraine
October 5, 02:30 Brazil - Ukraine
October 6, 23:00 Ukraine - Qatar
October 7, 23:00 Ukraine - Czech Republic
October 8, 23:00 Ukraine - Germany
The teams will play in one round and the two best national teams from the group will receive tickets to Paris 2024.
We would like to remind you that 12 men's and women's national teams will play at the Olympic Games. The French national team guaranteed a place among the participants of the tournament as hosts. Six vouchers will be distributed according to the results of the qualification.
The five remaining Olympic quotas will be filled with the help of the world ranking after the end of the preliminary stage of the Nations League 2024. They will be awarded to the best-ranked national teams of the five continents that have not yet qualified and the best national teams in the overall ranking.
The current champion of the Olympics among men is the French national team.
Roster of the national team of Ukraine:
setters: Serhii Yevstratov (VC "Prometey"), Yurii Synytsia;
outside hitters: Oleh Plotnytskyi ("Perugia" Italy), Tymofii Poluian ("Milon" Greece), Vitalii Kucher ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Ilya Kovalev ("Barkom-Kazhany");
libero: Oleksandr Boiko (VC "Prometey"), Dmytro Kanaiev ("Barkom-Kazhany");
middle blockers: Yurii Semeniuk, Vladyslav Shchurov ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Bohdan Mazenko ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Volodymyr Ostapenko ("Epicenter-Podolyany");
opposites: Vasyl Tupchii ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Yevhenii Kisiliuk ("Epicenter-Podolyany").
Head coach: Uģis Krastiņš.
Watch the matches of the men's national team of Ukraine on the DIVISPORT.TV website and on the MEGOGO and SWEET.TV platforms.
