Indoor Volleyball at the
2028 Summer Games
Indoor volleyball at LA 2028 is played at the Honda Center in Anaheim, a modern Orange County arena and a longtime home of the US national teams. A guide to the venue, the format, past champions, and what to expect from the tournament. Looking for the sand game? See our separate LA 2028 beach volleyball guide.
LA 2028 Indoor Volleyball Overview
Indoor volleyball at the 2028 Summer Games is staged at the Honda Center in Anaheim, a modern arena in Orange County seating more than 18,000. The tournament runs the full program in one venue, from the preliminary rounds through the quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches. Anaheim has served as a training base for the US national teams since 2006, giving the sport a genuine local home for a US-hosted Games.
The tournament fields 24 teams, split evenly between 12 men’s and 12 women’s sides. Indoor volleyball is consistently among the most popular ticketed indoor events of any Summer Games, and with the US women having risen to the top of the world game in recent years, a home edition carries strong domestic demand. Both tournaments decide two gold medals — men’s and women’s.
Format & Sessions
Indoor volleyball is played six-a-side, with both tournaments running a group stage into a knockout bracket of quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches. Matches are decided in a best-of-five sets format. The preliminary rounds spread multiple matches across each session, giving way to single-elimination stakes as the fields narrow toward the two gold medal matches.
LA 2028 Indoor Volleyball Venue: Honda Center, Anaheim
Indoor volleyball at the 2028 Summer Games is held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Orange County. Home of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and a city-owned arena seating more than 18,000, it will stage the full indoor tournament from the preliminary rounds through the medal matches. Anaheim has served as a US national team training base since 2006, and the surrounding area is being redeveloped into the OCVIBE entertainment district ahead of the Games. For official Games information see the official LA28 organizing committee, and for the sport’s international body see the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
An Orange County Base
The Honda Center sits in the heart of Anaheim, a short distance from the Disneyland resort area and its extensive hotel inventory, making it one of the more accommodation-rich venue zones of the Games. It is served by Anaheim’s ARTIC transit center with rail and bus links, and sits alongside major freeways. For groups combining indoor volleyball with other Orange County or Long Beach events, Anaheim offers a practical base away from the density of central Los Angeles.
Getting There & Where to Stay
The Honda Center is roughly 45 minutes from LAX by car and is well connected by freeway and by rail through Anaheim’s ARTIC transit hub. For travelers arriving from Austin, direct flights serve both LAX and the closer John Wayne Airport in Orange County, which is undergoing upgrades ahead of the Games.
Anaheim offers one of the strongest hotel bases of any venue zone, anchored by the large inventory around the Disneyland resort area within a short drive of the arena. The emerging OCVIBE district next to the Honda Center is adding hotels, dining, and entertainment ahead of 2028. For groups, an Anaheim base pairs well with other nearby events across Orange County and the Long Beach waterfront.
Indoor Volleyball at the Summer Games: History
Indoor volleyball has been part of the Summer Games since the 1964 Tokyo Games, with both men’s and women’s tournaments from the outset. It has grown into one of the most widely followed indoor team sports on the program, with powers rising across Europe, South America, and Asia over the decades. The United States has been a consistent medal contender in both the men’s and women’s game in the modern era.
Recent Games have seen France emerge as the dominant men’s side, alongside strong programs from Poland, Italy, and Brazil, while the women’s game has been led by teams including the United States, Italy, Brazil, and Serbia. The US women’s breakthrough gold at the 2020 Games marked a milestone for American volleyball and set up a home Games with the team among the favorites.
Recent Summer Games — Indoor Gold Medalists
| Tournament | 2024 Paris | 2020 Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Indoor | France | France |
| Women’s Indoor | Italy | United States |
What to Expect at LA 2028
Indoor volleyball delivers one of the most electric atmospheres of any Summer Games — a packed arena, fast rallies, and best-of-five drama across the knockout rounds. A home tournament at the Honda Center, in a region with a deep national team history, is expected to be among the faster-selling indoor tickets of the Games.
The Field
The leading men’s nations include France, Poland, Italy, Brazil, and the United States, while the women’s field is led by teams including the United States, Italy, Brazil, Serbia, and Turkey. With host quota places guaranteed per gender, Team USA will contest both tournaments, with the women a strong medal contender.
US Interest
The US women’s rise to the top of the world game, capped by their first indoor gold at the 2020 Games, gives the 2028 tournament a compelling domestic storyline. Combined with Anaheim’s status as a national team home, indoor volleyball carries real local resonance heading into a home Games.
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