Thanks to positive results and a correspondingly high position in the FIVB ranking, Ivan Petkov's wards entered the qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The first 24 teams, according to the abovementioned ranking as of September 2022, will compete in the qualification. France, as the host country, entered the Olympics automatically. The last five tickets will be determined after the conclusion of the group stage of the Nations League 2024.
During the drawing of lots, the teams were divided equally into three groups (A, B, C). Ukraine got into the first one of them, where its rivals will be: China, Serbia, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Mexico. The matches will be held from September 16 to 24 in the Chinese city of Ningbo.
Schedule of matches of the Ukrainian team:
September 16
14:30 China - Ukraine
September 17
11:00 Serbia - Ukraine
September 19
08:00 Dominican Republic - Ukraine
September 20
05:00 Netherlands - Ukraine
September 22
08:00 Canada – Ukraine
September 23
05:00 Czech Republic - Ukraine
September 24
05:00 Mexico - Ukraine
It should be noted that the roster of the blue-yellow team, announced for the Games, has not changed compared to the last matches at the Euro. So the honor of the national team of Ukraine will be defended by eight volleyball players of SC "Prometey": Svitlana Dorsman, Anastasiia Maievska, Daria Sharhorodska, Viktoriia Oliinyk, Viktoriia Danchak, Diana Meliushkina, Yevhenia Khober, Krystyna Niemtseva.
The roster of the women's national team of Ukraine:
middle blockers: Svitlana Dorsman, Anastasiia Maievska, Uliana Kotar, Diana Meliushkina;
setters: Daria Sharhorodska, Viktoriia Oliinyk;
outside hitters: Oleksandra Milenko, Yevheniia Khober, Nadiia Kodola, Yulia Dymar;
opposites: Viktoriia Danchak, Anastasiia Kraiduba;
liberos: Krystyna Niemtseva, Alika Lutsenko;
Head coach: Ivan Petkov.
Watch the matches of the women's national team of Ukraine on the website DIVISPORT.TV and on the MEGOGO and SWEET.TV platforms.