The groups
Men
- Group A: Norway, France, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Argentina.
- Group B: Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Japan, Egypt, Bahrain.
Women
- Group A: The Netherlands, Montenegro, Norway, Japan, South Korea, Angola.
- Group B: Spain, Athletes from the Russian Olympic Committee, Hungary, Sweden, France, Brazil.
This is the match program in the Olympics:
Women, July 25:
Group A: Slovenia – Denmark 09.00, Germany – South Korea 16.00, Norway – Sweden 21.00. Group B: Netherlands – Angola 11.00, Spain – Brazil 14.00, Hungary – France 19.00.
July 28:
Group A: South Korea – Slovenia 11.00, Sweden – Germany 14.00, Denmark – Norway 16.00. Group B: Brazil – Hungary 09:00, Angola – Spain 19:00, France – Netherlands 21:00.
July 30:
Group A: Germany – Slovenia 09.00, Norway – South Korea 11.00, Sweden – Denmark 21.00. Group B: Netherlands – Spain 14:00, Hungary – Angola 16:00, France – Brazil 19:00.
1st of August:
Group A: South Korea – Sweden 11.00, Germany – Denmark 19.00, Slovenia – Norway 21.00. Group B: Netherlands – Brazil 09.00, Spain – Hungary 14.00, Angola – France 16.00.
August 3:
Group A: Slovenia – Sweden 16.00, Norway – Germany 19.00, Denmark – South Korea 21.00. Group B: Hungary – Netherlands 09.00, Spain – France 11.00, Brazil – Angola 14.00.
Men, July 27:
Group B: Hungary – Egypt 11.00, Norway Argentina 16.00, Denmark – France 21.00. Group A: Spain – Slovenia 09.00, Croatia – Japan 14.00, Germany – Sweden 19.00.
July 29:
Group B: Egypt – Denmark 14.00, France – Norway 19.00, Argentina – Hungary 21.00. Group A: Japan – Germany 09.00, Slovenia – Croatia 11.00, Sweden – Spain 16.00.
July 31:
Group B: Norway – Hungary 09.00, France – Egypt 19.00, Denmark – Argentina 21.00. Group A: Croatia – Germany 11.00, Spain – Japan 14.00, Slovenia – Sweden 16.00.
August 2:
Group B: Hungary – Denmark 09.00, Argentina – France 11.00, Norway – Egypt 21.00. Group A: Croatia – Sweden 14.00, Germany – Spain 16.00, Japan – Slovenia 19.00.
4th of August:
Group B: Egypt – Argentina 11.00, Hungary – France 16.00, Denmark – Norway 19.00. Group A: Sweden – Japan 09.00, Germany – Slovenia 14.00, Spain – Croatia 21.00.
The top four from each of the two groups advance to the quarter-finals. All preliminary matches are played in Paris, while the play-offs take place in Lille.