Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

was held in

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from November 13 to 27, 2010. In this tournament, 18 teams played in the men's competition, and 11 teams participated in the women's competition. All matches were played at the Guangwai Gymnasium, the Guangyao Gymnasium and the

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Schedule

Medalists

Medal table

Draw

The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 October 2010 at Guangzhou.

Men

The teams were distributed according to their position at the

2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the ga ...

using the

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for their distribution. ;Group A * (Host) * (9) * * ;Group B * (1) * (7) * * ;Group C * (3) * (6) * * * ;Group D * (4) * (5) * * Athletes from Kuwait *

Women

The teams were distributed according to their position at the

using the

for their distribution. ;Group A * (Host) * (4) * (5) * * ;Group B * (2) * (3) * (6) * * *

Final standing

Men

Women

References

External links

Asian Volleyball Confederation
{{Asian Games Volleyball Events at the 2010 Asian Games

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