Photo: OIS/Thomas Lovelock Brazil beat Canada in the bronze-medal match on Saturday TOKYO (OIS) – United States women smashed through their final match with China on Sunday, getting back-to-back sitting volleyball gold medals in a resounding 3-1 victory after a journey to the Paralympic Games that nearly did not happen....
Photo: OIS/Thomas Lovelock “Taking on China this time was all about being resilient,” said United States captain Kathryn Holloway moments after their four-set win over China in the gold medal match of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on Sunday. Team USA played China in the final...
USA succeeded in their campaign to retain their Paralympic women’s sitting volleyball title, following their 3-1 (25-12, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19) win over long-time rivals China in the gold medal match of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on Sunday. China dominated the first three Paralympic Games women’s...
Photo: OIS/Simon Bruty Bosnia’s men cling to the podium, Brazil’s women also take bronze CHIBA (OIS) – Iran maintained their domination of men’s sitting volleyball as they beat RPC to add a seventh Paralympic Games gold medal to their collection. Key to Iran’s 3-1 victory in the Tokyo 2020 final...
Day 10 features one final match in women’s sitting volleyball between Rio 2016 gold medallists United States and runners-up China vying for the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on Saturday. The Chinese squad won three consecutive gold medals since women’s sitting volleyball was...
Morteza Mehrzadeselakjani recorded 25 spikes, two blocks and ace to power Iran to win its seventh gold medal in the Paralympic Games, following the 3-1 (25-21, 25-14, 19-25, 25-17) win over RPC in the Tokyo 2020 men’s sitting volleyball final at Makuhari Messe Hall on Saturday. Iran extended their Paralympic...
Jani Freitas Batista was a force at the net as she tallied 13 attacks and five blocks that helped Brazil secure a second bronze medal victory at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball at Makuhari Messe Hall. Brazil followed-up on their bronze medal win in their home Games...
Mirzet Duran had an outstanding performance at the net with 17 attacks and five blocks to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina in their 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-11) win over Brazil in the men’s bronze medal match of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall. Bosnia and Herzegovina opened...
Canada and Brazil set up bronze medal battle CHIBA (OIS) – While predictions crumbled in the men’s sitting volleyball tournament this week, the women’s gold medal match will look the same as it has since 2008, with China (CHN) and United States (USA) battling it out for glory. Both teams...
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and worldwide partner Samsung are teaming up once again to bring athlete-generated, behind-the-scenes video content from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games that begin on 24 August. Launched on 22 August, Samsung Paralympic Vloggers consisting of 15 leading Paralympic stars and two remote Samsung Paralympic Supporters,...
