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Sitting volleyball was first demonstrated at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1976 and was introduced as a full Paralympic event in 1980. The 2000 games was the last time standing volleyball appeared on the Paralympic programme. The women's sitting volleyball event introduction followed in the 2004 Paralympic Games. [6]
By the early 1990s, sitting volleyball classification had moved away from medical based system to a functional classification system. [6] Because of issues in objectively identifying functionality that plagued the post Barcelona Games, the IPC unveiled plans to develop a new classification system in 2003.
The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event was the 8th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics .
Mary Bagot Stack (12 June 1883 – 26 January 1935), known as Mollie Bagot Stack, [1] founded the Women's League of Health & Beauty in 1930, the first and most significant mass keep-fit system of the 1930s in the UK. [2] [3] [4] This has continued as an exercise system into the 21st century. [5]
The ischial tuberosity (or tuberosity of the ischium, tuber ischiadicum), also known colloquially as the sit bones or sitz bones, [1] or as a pair the sitting bones, [2] is a large posterior bony protuberance on the superior ramus of the ischium. It marks the lateral boundary of the pelvic outlet.
Typically, the first two touches are used to set up for an attack. An attack is an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the team receiving the ball is unable to pass the ball and continue the rally, thus, losing the point. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point and serves the ball to start the next rally.
Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass; League Season Postseason Regular season Rank Games Wins Loss Points V-League: 2005: Runners-up 1: 16 12 4 — 2005–06: Runners-up 2: 28 17 11 — 2006–07: Playoff 2: 24 16 8 — 2007–08: Did not qualify: 4: 28 11 17 — 2008–09: Did not qualify: 5: 28 8 20 — 2009–10: Did not qualify: 5: 28 4 24 ...
The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit charity focused on female involvement in sports. Founded in 1974 by tennis player Billie Jean King and initially supported by Olympic athletes Donna de Varona and Suzy Chaffee, its stated mission statement is "To advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity."