Rio 2016 Paralympics – Match Report – Day 5

MATCH REPORT – Day 5 – Tuesday, September 13th Netherlands vs Brazil (Women) – POOL A BRA are currently top of pool A and wanted to keep it that way in this match against NED. BRA attacked with purpose and led 8-2 within a few minutes. Nathalie de Silva was...

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Rio 2016 Paralympics – Match Report – Day 4

MATCH REPORT – Day 4 – Monday, September 12th Rwanda vs Iran (Women) – POOL B RWA and IRI both make their Paralympic debut in this competition and face off in their second pool B match. IRI started off with a bang and were winning 8-3, before RWA started engaging....

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Rio 2016 Paralympics – Match Report – Day 3

MATCH REPORT – Day 3 Brazil vs Egypt (Men) – POOL A Brazil and Egypt both hope to medal in this competition and Brazil needed a win in this match to help set them up or even qualify for the semi-finals. Captain Hesham Elshwikh opened the scoring for EGY with...

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Rio 2016 Paralympics – Match Report – Day 2

MATCH REPORT – Day 2 China vs Rwanda (Women) – POOL B China, number 1 ranked in the world, took on Rwanda in their debut at the Paralympics. CHN completely controlled the match in what will probably be the most dominant game of the tournament. They capitalised on RWA lack...

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Rio 2016 Paralympics – Match Report – Day 1

MATCH REPORT – Day 1 Brazil vs USA (Men) – POOL A It was a big match up for the opening sitting volleyball game of the Paralympics with host nation Brazil taking on their continental rivals, the USA. Brazil took an early lead and dominated for the first set with...

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WELCOME TO THE RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES!!!

World ParaVolley has launched a webpage dedicated to the Sitting Volleyball Competition at the Rio2016 Paralympic Games! WELCOME TO THE RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES!!! This page contains all you need to know about the Sitting Volleyball competition at the Rio2016 Paralympic Games.  Here you will find: Competition schedules Match reports...

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