The volleyball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were played between 6 and 21 August.[needs update] Twenty-four volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams, totalling 386 athletes, participated in the tournament. The indoor volleyball competition was held at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Maracanã, and the beach volleyball tournament took place at Copacabana Beach.[1][2]