The stakes are high as the sitting volleyball programme on Day 5 will see the all the men’s teams battle their way to secure a spot in the semifinals of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on Tuesday. Many exciting matches are lined up, with Rio 2016...
Xu Yixiao’s solid performance of 18 attacks and a block paved the way for China to dominate the reigning champions United States in straight sets to lead Pool B of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball competition at Makuhari Messe Hall A on Monday. The scoring trio led...
African nation plans to follow Iran’s route to sitting volleyball success TOKYO (OIS) – Rwanda’s women’s sitting volleyball team are targeting success at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games thanks to one of the world’s largest club systems. Although they have struggled in Tokyo, losing their opening two matches 3-0 to make...
Five-time men’s finalists emphatically beaten as Canada’s women impress against Italy TOKYO (OIS) – Five-time Paralympic men’s sitting volleyball finalists Bosnia and Herzegovina fell to defeat by RPC in their pool match at Makuhari Messe Hall A on Sunday, marking the possible end of an era in the sport. ...
Day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sitting volleyball competition continues and presents exciting matches in the men’s and women’s preliminaries. The main highlights are the matches between China and the United States, and Iran and Brazil in the men’s and women’s events, respectively. The matchup between favourites China...
The Brazilian women’s team have punched in their second victory in the preliminary round of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sitting volleyball tournament, while the Canadian women’s team, RPC and Egypt men’s teams posted victories to improve their win-loss records to 1-1 at the Makuhari Messe Hall A on Sunday....
Heidi Peters scored 34 points to help Canada record their first win in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball tournament at Makuhari Messe Hall A on Sunday. Canada posted a 3-1 (25-16, 25-14, 15-25, 25-18) win over Italy, after a hard-fought tiebreaker loss against Brazil on opening day....
Married couple celebrate a Tokyo victory each and a shared reunion after three months apart CHIBA (OIS) – There was plenty to celebrate for Fabricio DA SILVA PINTO (BRA) and Bethany ZUMMO (USA) as they began their respective sitting volleyball campaigns on Saturday. On court, the defensive players helped their...
Sunday’s programme will feature four men’s teams and four women’s teams play their second match in the preliminary round, where they are sure to deliver top-level plays in sitting volleyball at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall, The first men’s match is an all-European medallists clash between...
Defending champions Iran and the United States started their Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games campaigns with straight-set victories on Saturday as Day 2 of sitting volleyball competition action got underway in Makuhari Messe Hall A. Later in the day, Brazil and China also recorded their first win in the men’s and...
