Day 9 puts the spotlight on the men’s gold medal match, where Beijing 2008 bronze medallists RPC will take on reigning and six-time champions Iran in the men’s sitting volleyball final of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall A on Saturday. Before the main event, a pair...
China booked their spot in the gold medal match after sweeping Canada in the semifinal. This marks the fifth time in five Paralympic Games China is battling for the top podium spot. It will be a repeat of the Rio 2016 final as the reigning gold medallists United States earlier...
The defending champions in women’s sitting volleyball, the United States, are on track to defend their title after they defeated Brazil 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-23) in the first semifinal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall A on Friday. USA have won four medals since women’s sitting...
Reigning world and European champions RPC came in fifth place in their Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball debut at Tokyo 2020, but they are now shifting their focus to the next edition of the quadrennial in Paris three years from now. “We’re going to start right now, working on being...
RPC closed out their first Paralympic Games with a victory over another debuting team Italy in four sets. The win ensures the world champions of a fifth place finish in Tokyo. Rwanda, on the other hand, ended their winless run in the Paralympic Games with their straight-set win over Japan....
Photo: Kyodo News Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani’s name is synonymous to dominance in sitting volleyball. At 2.46m tall, Mehrzad is the second tallest man in the world and the tallest competitor at the Paralympic Games. But while his tall stance has been given the spotlight for most of his young career,...
First time in six Games that IRI and BIH have not faced each other in men’s gold-medal game CHIBA (OIS) – For 21 years, the gold medal game at the Paralympic Games for men’s sitting volleyball has been all but carved in stone, with the honours going to Iran or...
More than the race to 25 points, United States captain Kathryn Holloway knows the game is way beyond what is happening physically on the court. In their campaign to defend their title, sports psychology has been a vital part of the USA’s system, especially after a tough loss to their...
Day 8 highlights the return of Rio 2016 podium finishers United States, China and Brazil, and the entry of Paralympic Games sophomore squad Canada in the semifinals of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball tournament. Brazil and United States are once again pitted against each other in the...
Meisam Ali Pour and Morteza Mehrzadselakjani combined for 28 points to lead Iran in locking the spot in the final to defend their men’s sitting volleyball title, following their sweep of their long-time rivals Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second semifinal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Iran’s 3-0 (25-16,...
