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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.
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]
Year Gold Silver Bronze 1976 Netherlands West Germany Finland 1980 Netherlands Sweden Yugoslavia 1984 Netherlands West Germany Sweden 1988 Iran Netherlands Norway
The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, [1] and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about 80 events. [2] The number and kinds of events may change from one Paralympic Games to another.
Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France will take place between 29 August and 7 September 2024. It will include two team events: one for men and one for women. It will include two team events: one for men and one for women.
Tennis at the Paralympics is played with all the same rules as able-bodied tennis with the exception that the ball is allowed to bounce twice, and the first bounce must be within the bounds of the court. It is open to athletes with a mobility related disability which means that they cannot compete on equal terms with able-bodied tennis players.
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 game of volleyball was not officially called volleyball until 1896 and was two separate words. As the years went on it later became one word, then a special ball was designed for volleyball in 1900. 64 years later in 1964 Men's and Women's volleyball were introduced as an Olympic sport.