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Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics was first held in 1976, when the traditional form of standing volleyball for men was contested and sitting volleyball for men was a demonstration sport. From 1980 through 2000, men's standing and sitting events were contested. [1] The women's sitting volleyball event was introduced in 2004.
It is played with three-member teams and works within the Paralympic classification system. Standard FIVB Beach Volleyball rules are followed. World ParaVolley made bids for the sport to be included in the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the Mediterranean Beach Games, and the 2028 Summer Paralympics; it would not be chosen for the Paralympics. [3] [4]
The 2024 Women's Sitting Volleyball Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament was held in Dali, China. The winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics . Slovenia won the event and qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics after winning all their games and defeating Iran 3–2 in the final.
Sitting volleyball works like traditional volleyball, except athletes use their butts the same way standing volleyball players use their feet. For example, Nicky says her butt has to stay behind ...
The Tokyo Games were the fifth time the women's sitting volleyball event were contested. It was also the fifth Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in 1976 through 2000. [1] The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 ...
Iranian sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzadselakjan won’t let a little discomfort come between himself and a potential gold medal at the 2024 Paralympics.. The athlete, 36, who at 8 feet 1 ...
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men. ... Men's standing volleyball team rosters
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]