At the headquarters of the governing body, the location for the Olympics was virtually sealed with the American teams in the main key, along with the world semifinalists, Spain and France, in addition to Norway and Germany.

Denmark, currently Olympic and universal king, leads Zone B, accompanied by world runners-up Sweden, Egypt, Bahrain, Portugal and hosts Japan.

In the women’s section, the world champions, the Netherlands, stand out in section A along with Norway, Montenegro, Angola, Korea Republic and hosts Japan.

Meanwhile, Spain, stands out in group B, which includes Sweden, Hungary, Russia, France and Brazil.

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