Events 2008 Events Dates City, Country [Women] World Olympic Qualification Tournament 17 - 25 May, 2008 Tokyo, JAPAN World Grand Prix Preliminary Round 20 June - 6 July, 2008 Various Cities, Various Countries World Grand Prix Finals 8 - 13 July, 2008 Yokohama, JAPAN Olympic Games 9 - 23 August, 2008 Beijing, CHINA 2008 Events Dates City, Country [Men] World Olympic Qualification Tournament 23 - 25 May, 2008 Dusseldorf, GERMANY World Olympic Qualification Tournament 30 May - 1 June, 2008 Espinho, PORTUGAL World Olympic Qualification Tournament 31 May - 8 June, 2008 Tokyo, JAPAN World League Intercontinental Rounds 13 June - 20 July, 2008 Various Cities, Various Countries World League Finals 23 - 27 July, 2008 Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL Olympic Games 10 - 24 August, 2008 Beijing, CHINA FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2006 Final Standings 1 RUSSIA 2 BRAZIL 3 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 4 ITALY 5 CHINA 6 JAPAN 7 CUBA 8 NETHERLANDS 9 U.S.A. 10 TURKEY