Lausanne, Switzerland, August 19, 2015 – A draw was held to decide the pools for the 2016 edition of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix after the participants in Groups 1,2 and 3 were confirmed at a meeting of the World Grand Prix Council at the FIVB headquarters on Wednesday.
Next year's edition of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, which takes place in the immediate build-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, will run over a period of six weeks from June 3 through to July 10. The number of participating teams remains unchanged with a total of 28 competing for honours. Group 1 will feature 12 teams, while Groups 2 and 3 will each feature