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2024 Olympic Games
Volleyball
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
Paris, France
27 July - 11 August 2024
Volleyball has become increasingly popular since making its debut at the 1964
Olympic Games and sits in the same category as football and basketball for sports watched.
No one country has dominated the sport down the years, with nine different winners on the men's side and six on the women's side.
United States were the last team to defend the men's title in 1988 and it has exchanged hands four times in the last four editions with France's triumph at Tokyo 2020.
Cuba became the first team to win three consecutive women's titles in 2000, but none since then and USA are the defending champions after beating two-time gold medalists Brazil in the 2020 final.
Brazil top the medal table for the men with six (3 gold, 3 silver), while the former Soviet Union still lead the way on the women's side, also with six (4 gold, 2 silver).
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Trevor Clevenot made an impact off the bench for France in their opener against Serbia on July 28, scoring a game-high 23 points in a 3-2 victory.
"Playing the Olympics at home is amazing," Clevenot said. "When I was a kid, I dreamed about playing the Olympics, but to do it at home and as the defending champions, it's well beyond anything I could have ever dreamed.
"All we wanted was to play in front of our fans and they pushed us so much, especially in the tie-breaker, which was very important. Serbia played very well, but we fought until the end."
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