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TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES - SITTING VOLLEYBALL
- ABOUT THE COMPETITION
Two gold medals will be at stake at Tokyo 2020 in the men’s and women’s competitions.
The sitting volleyball competition at Tokyo 2020 will feature eight teams in each of the men’s and women’s competitions, with qualification through continental events. A preliminary round-robin will determine the rankings for a knockout round.
Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina have contested the men’s gold medal match at the last five Paralympic Games, with Iran emerging victorious at Rio 2016. Indeed, the Islamic Republic of Iran has won gold on six occasions, after a period when the Netherlands was the leading team.
In the women’s game, the USA overcame three-time champion China to take the gold medal in Rio, with home fans cheering Brazil to bronze after their victory against Ukraine.
One of the most prominent athletes at Rio 2016 was Iran’s Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, known as Mehrzad. At a staggering 2.46m tall he is the world’s second tallest man and the tallest athlete ever to compete at a Paralympic Games. Born with acromegaly due to a congenital hormonal imbalance and later suffering an accident which means he uses a wheelchair or crutches in everyday life, Mehrzad applied his height to great effect on the court.
Playmaker Kaleo Kanahele Maclay was one of the stars of the USA team in Rio. Considered one of the best setters and most consistent servers in the world, Kanahele Maclay began playing aged nine. She gained a silver medal while still a teenager at London 2012 and went one better four years later.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Process
The Venue – Makuhari Messe Hall
The Makuhari Messe Hall is a large-scale convention centre that spans some 210,000 square metres and consists of three major zones – the International Exhibition Hall, the International Conference Hall and the Makuhari Event Hall. The centre is located in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.
Winners
Paralympic Games Event Gold Silver Bronze Arnhem 1980 M Netherlands Sweden Yugoslavia Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 M Netherlands FR Germany Sweden Seoul 1988 M Iran Netherlands Norway Barcelona 1992 M Iran Netherlands Germany Atlanta 1996 M Iran Norway Finland Sydney 2000 M Iran Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland Athens 2004 M Bosnia & Herzegovina Iran Egypt Athens 2004 W China Netherlands United States Beijing 2008 M Iran Bosnia & Herzegovina Russia Beijing 2008 W China United States Netherlands London 2012 M Bosnia & Herzegovina Iran Germany London 2012 W China United States Ukraine Rio 2016 M Iran Bosnia & Herzegovina Egypt Rio 2016 W United States China Brazil Tokyo 2020 M Iran RPC Bosnia & Herzegovina Tokyo 2020 W United States China Brazil Specific Competition Regulations
- TEAMS
MEN
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 GODINJAK ISMET GODINJAK 17-Mar-1973 MB 157 150 2 MANKO ADNAN MANKO 16-Jan-1977 OS 156 147 3 CRNOBRNJA STEVAN CRNOBRNJA 21-Feb-1984 OS 157 150 5 MEDIC ASIM MEDIC 03-Aug-1969 OH 158 151 6 DURAN MIRZET DURAN 13-Oct-1986 OS 163 155 7 CANCAR NIZAM CANCAR 17-Sep-1975 MB 171 160 8 HAMZIC DZEVAD HAMZIC 04-Sep-1968 OH 160 152 9 BRKIC JASMIN BRKIC 24-Mar-1991 L 148 140 10 ALIBASIC SAFET ALIBASIC 21-Dec-1982 OS 161 154 11 - C DELALIC SABAHUDIN DELALIC 17-Aug-1972 S 153 145 12 JUSUFOVIC ERMIN JUSUFOVIC 31-May-1981 OS 165 156 Head coach: MIRZA HRUSTEMOVIC
World ranking: 4
- Brazil
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 LOURENCO DA SILVA GILBERTO GIBA 22-Dec-1978 OH 156 152 5 DA SILVA DANIEL JORGE DANIEL 24-Mar-1981 S 156 155 6 PEREIRA WITKOVSKI ALEX WITKOVSKI 28-Mar-1993 OH 156 149 7 - C DA SILVA PINTO FABRICIO FABRÍCIO 28-Feb-1994 OS 156 149 8 YOSHIZAWA DANIEL YOSHIZAWA 14-Mar-1986 S 136 142 9 PLATINI SILVA WELLINGTON PLATINI 25-Mar-1985 OH 156 151 10 DE OLIVEIRA LEITE RENATO RENATO 11-Aug-1982 L 151 146 11 CONCEICAO DE OLIVEIRA WESCLEY WESCLEY 14-Nov-1983 MB 156 158 12 REBOUCAS DIOGO DIOGO 24-Oct-1983 OH 156 152 13 ARANTES SAMUEL HENRIQUE SAMUEL 28-Jan-1987 OH 145 144 14 RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS ANDERSON ANDERSON 07-Sep-1983 MB 160 158 16 DA SILVA LEANDRO HENRIQUE LEANDRÃO 13-Jun-1984 OH 166 162 Head coach: CELIO MEDIATO
World ranking: 2
- China
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 XU ZENGBING XU Z.B. 29-Aug-1996 OH 155 153 3 WANG QIANG WANG Q. 14-Feb-1991 S 152 150 5 GAO HUI GAO H. 07-Sep-1987 OH 157 155 6 WANG SHUO WANG SH. 11-Dec-1987 MB 149 147 7 JIA YOUMING JIA Y.M. 09-Jul-1987 OH 152 150 8 ZHOU CANMING ZHOU C.M. 03-Mar-1982 OS 147 145 9 DING JIAN DING J. 08-Jan-1999 MB 156 154 10 ZHAO PEIWEN ZHAO P.W. 20-Jan-1982 MB 153 150 11 ZHANG ZHONGMIN ZHANG ZH.M. 25-Aug-1978 OH 159 157 12 LI LEI LI L. 23-Mar-1991 MB 149 147 13 - C DING XIAOCHAO DING X.C. 13-Jul-1987 S 147 145 18 CHEN LU CHEN L. 13-Jul-1998 L 148 146 Head coach: GAO LISHENG
World ranking: 6
- Egypt
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 - C ELSHWIKH HESHAM ELSHWIKH 02-Feb-1975 OH 156 157 2 HASSANIN SALAH HASSANIN 09-Sep-1974 MB 145 146 4 ABDALLA ASHRAF ABDALLA 24-Feb-1974 MB 154 155 5 ZEID MOHAMED ZEID 28-Oct-1988 MB 150 152 6 SOLIMAN AHMED SOLIMAN 12-Apr-1987 MB 155 156 7 AMER AHMED AMER 01-Mar-1985 OH 153 155 8 MASSOUD HOSSAM MASSOUD MASSOUD 13-Jun-1979 S 147 149 9 MOUSSA ELSAYED MOUSSA 28-May-1979 OH 152 153 10 ABDELLATIF ABDELNABY ABDELLATIF 18-Jun-1972 OS 157 158 11 ELKHARSA AHMED ABDELFATAH 27-Sep-1997 MB 150 152 12 ABOUELYAZEID MOHAMED ABOUELYAZEID 29-Mar-1979 L 142 143 14 ABOUELKHIR METAWA ABOUELKHIR 20-Oct-1976 OH 157 158 Head coach: MOSAAD ELAIUTY
World ranking: 3
- Germany
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 SCHIFFLER ALEXANDER SCHIFFLER 20-Jan-1982 MB 159 155 4 WIESENTHAL HEIKO WIESENTHAL 12-Feb-1975 S 152 150 5 - C HAEHNLEIN STEFAN HAEHNLEIN 12-Jun-1990 S 153 150 6 ALBRECHT DOMINIK ALBRECHT 12-Apr-1987 OH 174 167 7 SINGER FLORIAN SINGER 27-Jun-1998 OH 154 150 8 VOGEL MARTIN VOGEL 08-Mar-1972 S 154 146 9 SCHRAPP JURGEN SCHRAPP 27-Jul-1974 OH 143 140 10 TONLEU FRANCIS TONLEU 31-Mar-1977 OH 169 161 11 SCHIWY LUKAS SCHIWY 21-Oct-1994 OS 154 148 12 TIGLER MATHIS TIGLER 20-Jan-1996 L 154 150 14 SCHIEWE TORBEN SCHIEWE 11-Mar-1985 S 157 154 16 WANNEMACHER TOM WANNEMACHER 19-Mar-2004 OH 156 152 Head coach: MICHAEL MERTEN
World ranking: 8
- Iran
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 MEHRAVAN MEHRZAD MEHRZAD MEHRAVAN 04-Apr-1987 OH 130 134 2 MEHRZADSELAKJANI MORTEZA MORTEZA MEHRZAD 17-Sep-1987 OS 196 194 3 ALI POUR MEISAM MEISAM ALI POUR 13-Jun-1989 MB 150 152 4 - C ALIPOURIAN DAVOUD DAVOUD ALIPOURIAN 06-May-1985 S 145 148 5 RAMEZANI GERAKOEI MORTEZA MORTEZA RAMEZANI 29-Dec-1984 S 145 145 6 HOSSEINI JED SEYED MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN MOHAMMAD HOSSEINI 19-Sep-1986 MB 152 152 7 BIGDELI SADEGH SADEGH BIGDELI 26-Feb-1984 MB 155 155 8 LASHKARISANAMI MAJID MAJID LASHKARI 06-Aug-1979 S 148 148 9 GOLESTANI HOSSEIN HOSSEIN GOLESTANI 26-Feb-1992 OS 153 154 10 NEMATI MOHAMMAD MOHAMMAD MOHAMMAD 19-Aug-1998 OS 151 151 11 SALEHIHAJIKOLAEI RAMEZAN RAMEZAN SALEHI 11-Mar-1979 L 12 BABADI MAHDI MAHDI BABADI 25-Mar-1991 OH 154 156 Head coach: HADI REZAEI
World ranking: 1
- Japan
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 TANIKAWA YUKI TANIKAWA 25-May-1991 S 142 137 2 SAGANE NOZOMU SAGANE 28-Oct-1987 S 139 141 3 KATO MASAHIKO KATO 16-Apr-1969 OH 137 138 4 MINAKAWA TETSUO MINAKAWA 04-Apr-1981 OH 142 140 5 HIDAKA KOJI HIDAKA 03-Sep-1968 OH 144 142 6 TAZAWA JUN TAZAWA 04-Mar-1993 OH 142 140 8 TAKASAGO SUSUMU TAKASAGO 29-Nov-1973 L 140 139 9 TANAKA KOJI TANAKA 26-Aug-1967 OH 147 145 10 - C YANAGI TAKASHI YANAGI 01-Apr-1989 OH 146 145 11 IIKURA YOSHIHIRO IIKURA 07-Mar-1975 OH 146 145 14 SASAKI KAZUNARI SASAKI 07-Jun-1985 L 144 142 15 NAKANO TAKUYA NAKANO 21-Oct-1986 OH 147 145 Head coach: YOSHIHIRO KUBO
World ranking: 12
- RPC
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 2 POZDEEV SERGEI POZDEEV 09-Aug-1979 S 156 153 3 MILENIN MILENIN MILENIN 20-Nov-1987 OH 158 155 5 PANKRATOV VLADIMIR PANKRATOV 28-Jun-1985 OH 159 156 6 VOLKOV ALEKSEI VOLKOV 14-Mar-1983 L 144 142 8 VOLOSNIKOV EVGENII VOLOSNIKOV 24-Jan-1994 S 155 153 9 LAVRINOVICH ANDREI LAVRINOVICH 04-Dec-1976 OH 145 143 10 BAICHIK ALEKSANDR BAICHIK 15-Apr-1982 OH 145 143 11 KRUPIN ANATOLII KRUPIN 05-Feb-1984 MB 159 156 12 - C SAVICHEV ALEKSANDR SAVICHEV 11-Mar-1989 OH 161 159 13 SHESTAKOV DENIS SHESTAKOV 06-May-1993 MB 158 155 15 REZNICHENKO
ALEKSANDR REZNICHENKO 30-Jan-1987 OH 149 145 16 ZINNATULLIN ILNAR ZINNATULLIN 15-Jan-1994 OH 150 145 Head coach: ALEKSANDR OVSYANNIKOV
World ranking: 9
WOMEN
- Brazil
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 DE SOUZA SOARES ANA LUISA APARECIDA ANA LUISA 28-Mar-2001 MB 142 139 2 DE OLIVEIRA DIAS EDWARDA EDWARDA 22-Apr-1999 S 139 136 3 DA COSTA DIAS GIZELE MARIA GIZELE 29-Oct-1977 L 128 125 4 JESUS DA SILVA ADRIA ADRIA 01-Jun-1983 S 143 140 5 PEREIRA PAMELA PAMELA 25-Apr-1988 OH 135 132 7 - C DE LIMA SILVA NATHALIE FILOMENA N. FILOMENA 13-Apr-1990 OH 139 136 8 GUISSO FIORESE LUIZA LUIZA 13-Jul-1997 MB 143 140 9 FREITAS BATISTA JANI JANI 13-Aug-1986 OH 139 136 10 NASCIMENTO LIMA BRUNA BRUNA 15-Jan-1990 MB 142 139 11 DE ALMEIDA SILVA NURYA NURYA 26-Apr-1991 S 128 125 12 RODRIGUES BATISTA LAIANA LAIANA 08-May-1982 MB 142 145 14 LEIRIA DE CASTRO CAMILA CAMILA 08-May-1982 S 146 143 Head coach: JOSE GUEDES DANTAS
World ranking: 3
- Canada
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 2 KOZUN JULIE KOZUN 23-Dec-1999 OH 139 134 3 - C ELLIS DANIELLE ELLIS 17-Nov-1991 OH 149 144 4 OAKES JENNIFER OAKES 04-Feb-1998 S 143 139 5 VAIR PAYDEN VAIR 29-Sep-1998 133 128 6 DOLEZAR ANGELENA DOLEZAR 12-Jun-1985 L 129 124 7 FERGUSSON ANNE FERGUSSON 11-Oct-1995 OH 135 131 8 WONG JOLAN WONG 20-Jan-1990 L 131 127 11 PETERS HEIDI PETERS 12-Oct-1994 OH 142 137 12 SKYRPAN AMBER SKYRPAN 26-Apr-1992 S 133 130 14 WRIGHT KATELYN WRIGHT 03-Jan-1990 OS 139 135 15 VOSS-SHAFIQ FELICIA VOSS-SHAFIQ 25-Apr-1980 OH 138 133 Head coach: NICOLE BAN
World ranking: 5
- China
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 TANG XUEMEI TANG X.M. 04-Feb-1994 MB 141 138 2 LYU HONGQIN LYU H.Q. 04-Oct-1980 S 133 131 3 WANG LI WANG L. 14-Nov-1982 S 137 133 5 HU HUIZI HU H.Z. 17-Mar-2001 OH 137 134 6 GONG BIN GONG B. 02-Feb-1981 S 127 124 7 WANG YANAN WANG Y.N. 08-Sep-1991 OS 140 136 8 GAO WENWEN GAO W.W. 19-Mar-1990 OH 141 137 9 ZHANG ZUFEI ZHANG X.F. 28-Aug-1984 MB 137 134 10 - C XU YIXIAO XU Y.X. 04-Aug-1983 OH 142 140 11 ZHANG LIJUN ZHANG L.J. 31-Aug-1985 OH 139 137 12 QIU JUNFEI QIU J.F. 11-Aug-1985 OS 139 138 13 ZHAO MEILING ZHAO M.L. 16-Mar-1987 MB 138 136 Head coach: LIU JIN
World ranking: 2
- Italy
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 BELLANDI GIULIA BELLANDI 04-May-1990 S 136 131 3 FOSSATO FRANCESCA FOSSATO 08-Jan-1984 S 141 135 4 PEDRELLI ROBERTA PEDRELLI 04-Jan-1979 MB 141 140 5 BOSIO FRANCESCA BOSIO 04-Jan-1994 OH 145 141 6 CECCATELLI EVA CECCATELLI 02-May-1974 MB 141 135 7 CIRELLI SARA CIRELLI 20-Apr-1991 MB 145 142 8 BARIGELLI FLAVIA BARIGELLI 25-Jan-1991 OS 139 137 9 BATTAGLIA RAFFAELA BATTAGLIA 27-May-1990 OH 135 128 10 DESINI SARA DESINI 30-Nov-1998 OS 139 137 12 ARINGHIERI GIULIA ARINGHIERI 31-May-1987 OS 145 143 15 - C VITALE ALESSANDRA VITALE 15-Dec-1971 S 132 126 18 BIASI SILVIA BIASI 11-Apr-1988 L 133 128 Head coach: AMAURI RIBEIRO
World ranking: 10
- Japan
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 - C NISHIIE MICHIYO NISHIIE 12-Mar-1967 OH 130 125 3 SUMITOMO MIKIKO SUMITOMO 24-Nov-1978 OH 128 123 4 FUJII JUNKO FUJII 03-Apr-1966 L 123 119 6 OGATA SHIORI OGATA 05-Nov-1985 OH 138 133 8 AKAKURA SACHIE AKAKURA 30-Apr-1974 S 127 122 9 KIKUCHI SATOKO KIKUCHI 28-Apr-1980 S 137 131 10 OSADA MAMIKO OSADA 23-Jul-1967 S 129 124 11 TANAKA YUKARI TANAKA 12-May-1986 OH 130 126 15 TAKEI SACHIE TAKEI 13-Sep-1988 S 131 127 Head coach: YOSHIHISA MANO
World ranking: 11
- RPC
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 IVANOVA TATIANA IVANOVA 12-Oct-1977 L 129 127 2 PERMIAKOVA LIUBOV PERMIAKOVA 08-Oct-1978 OH 128 127 3 MEDNIKOVA IULIIA MEDNIKOVA 08-Mar-1983 MB 151 148 5 PANINA IRINA PANINA 04-Apr-1979 OH 147 145 7 OKOROKOVA EKATERINA OKOROKOVA 20-Dec-1985 MB 152 151 8 ARBATSKAIA OLGA ARBATSKAIA 01-Apr-1997 MB 147 143 9 - C KUNSTMAN ELIZAVETA KUNSTMAN 06-Aug-1998 S 138 136 10 KARASEVA MARINA KARASEVA 19-Jan-1987 OH 145 131 11 GODOVITSYNA ANNA GODOVITSYNA 19-Jul-1991 OH 136 132 12 DMITRIEVA ALENA DMITRIEVA 27-Sep-1982 OH 142 136 13 SMIRNOVA IRINA SMIRNOVA 03-Jul-1981 OH 153 151 14 CHURAKOVA SVETLANA CHURAKOVA 07-Oct-1993 OH 162 158 Head coach: ALEKSANDR OVSYANNIKOV
World ranking: 6
- Rwanda
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 NYIRANSHIMIYIMANA AGNES AGNES 01-Jan-1976 L 134 131 2 MUGIRWANAKE LOUISE LOUISE 01-Jan-1992 MB 142 138 3 MUREBWAYIRE CLAUDINE CLAUDINE 01-Jan-1990 MB 139 137 4 NYIRAMBARUSHIMANA SANDRINE SANDRINE 01-Jan-1997 OH 139 138 7 BAZUBAGIRA CLAUDINE CLAUDINE 16-Aug-1980 S 137 133 8 KWIZERA CARINE CARINE 01-Jan-1995 OH 143 139 9 NIKUZE ZANINKA ZANINKA 01-Mar-1994 OH 136 133 11 NYIRANEZA SOLANGE SOLANGE 28-Jun-1996 S 135 130 13 UMUTONI CLEMENTINE CLEMENTINE 18-Feb-1984 MB 143 139 14 MULISA HOSIANA HOSIANA 04-Jul-1993 S 133 130 15 - C MUKOBWANKAWE LILIANE LILIANE 01-Jan-1989 OH 141 137 16 MUTUYIMANA CHANTAL CHANTAL 25-Feb-1992 S 138 134 Head coach: JEAN MARIE NSENGIYUMVA
World ranking: 8
- United States
Shirt No. Surname Name Shirt Name Date of Birth Position Spike Reach Block Reach 1 WEBSTER LORA WEBSTER 26-Aug-1986 MB 154 150 2 ZUMMO BETHANY ZUMMO 15-Feb-1993 L 140 135 3 SHIFFLETT ALEXIS SHIFFLETT 12-May-1996 S 143 139 5 - C HOLLOWAY KATHRYN HOLLOWAY 08-Jun-1986 OH 157 152 6 ERICKSON HEATHER ERICKSON 09-May-1993 OS 152 146 7 MATTHEWS MONIQUE MATTHEWS 11-Aug-1989 MB 148 142 8 DOSTY WHITNEY DOSTY 25-Feb-1988 OS 158 152 11 WILLIAMS JILLIAN WILLIAMS 05-Mar-1997 MB 149 145 12 SCHIECK EMMA SCHIECK 06-Aug-2001 OH 143 138 13 MILLAGE NICHOLE MILLAGE 27-Mar-1977 OH 144 139 14 MACLAY KALEO MACLAY 11-Jun-1996 S 143 138 15 FLOOD ANNIE FLOOD 16-May-2003 S 146 142 Head coach: WILLIAM HAMITER
World ranking: 1
- SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Time Pool / Round Team A Team B Scores Results 27 August 10:00 Women's Preliminaries Pool A JPN ITA 0-3 (23-25, 11-25, 10-25) Results 14:00 Men's Preliminaries Pool A JPN RPC 0-3 (6-25, 17-25, 15-25) Results 18:30 Women's Preliminaries Pool A BRA CAN 3-2 (21-25, 26-24, 25-20, 27-29, 17-15) Results 20:30 Men's Preliminaries Pool A EGY BIH 0-3 (23-25, 22-25) Results 28 August 10:00 Men's Preliminaries Pool B IRI GER 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-17) Results 14:00 Women's Preliminaries Pool B USA RWA 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-11) Results 18:30 Men's Preliminaries Pool B BRA CHN 3-1 (28-26, 26-28, 25-19, 25-13) Results 20:30 Women's Preliminaries Pool B CHN RPC 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-14) Results 29 August 10:00 Men's Preliminaries Pool A RPC BIH 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18) Results 14:00 Women's Preliminaries Pool A ITA CAN 1-3 (16-25, 14-25, 25-15, 19-25) Results 18:30 Men's Preliminaries Pool A JPN EGY 0-3 (11-25, 7-25, 6-25) Results 20:30 Women's Preliminaries Pool A JPN BRA 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 16-25) Results 30 August 10:00 Women's Preliminaries Pool B RWA RPC 0-3 (9-25, 9-25, 12-25) Results 14:00 Men's Preliminaries Pool B GER CHN 1-3 (23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 23-25) Results 18:30 Women's Preliminaries Pool B USA CHN 0-3 (17-25, 22-25, 24-26) Results 20:30 Men's Preliminaries Pool B IRI BRA 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-22) Results 31 August 10:00 Men's Preliminaries Pool A EGY RPC 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 19-25) Results 14:00 Men's Preliminaries Pool B BRA GER 1-3 (23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 18-25) Results 18:30 Men's Preliminaries Pool B CHN IRI 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 14-25) Results 20:30 Men's Preliminaries Pool A BIH JPN 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-13) Results 1 September 10:00 Women's Preliminaries Pool A BRA ITA 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-21) Results 14:00 Women's Preliminaries Pool B CHN RWA 3-0 (25-6, 25-10, 25-8) Results 18:30 Women's Preliminaries Pool B RPC USA 0-3 (19-25, 15-25, 22-25) Results 20:30 Women's Preliminaries Pool A CAN JPN 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-20) Results 2 September 13:30 Men's 7-8 Classification JPN CHN 0-3 (14-25, 18-25, 19-25) Results 15:30 Men's 5-6 Classification EGY GER 3-2 (25-23, 24-26, 25-18, 22-25, 15-8) Results 18:30 Men's Semifinals RPC BRA 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19) Results 20:30 Men's Semifinals IRI BIH 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-17) Results 3 September 13:30 Women's 7-8 Classification JPN RWA 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 22-25) Results 15:30 Women's 5-6 Classification ITA RPC 1-3 (25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 14-25) Results 18:30 Women's Semifinals BRA USA 0-3 (19-25, 11-25, 23-25) Results 20:30 Women's Semifinals CHN CAN 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-15) Results 4 September 14:00 Men's Bronze Medal Match BRA BIH 1-3 (25-23, 19-25, 18-25, 11-25) Results 16:30 Women's Bronze Medal Match BRA CAN 3-1 (25-15, 24-26, 26-24, 25-14) Results 19:00 Men's Gold Medal Match RPC IRI 1-3 (21-25, 14-25, 25-19, 17-25) Results 21:15 Men's Victory Ceremony Results 5 September 10:00 Women's Gold Medal Match USA CHN 3-1 (25-12, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19) Results 12:15 Women's Victory Ceremony - DAILY BULLETIN
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- FINAL STANDINGS
- DREAM TEAM
MEN
WOMEN
- OTHER LINKS
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games page: https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/
IPC Tokyo 2020 page: https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020
- SITTING VOLLEYBALL NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES
POST GAMES NEWS
Emma Schieck (USA) – ‘The Most Surreal Thing I’ve Ever Done’: UNC Student Emma Schieck Reflects on Paralympic Gold Medal (Chapelboro.com)
Bethany Zummo (USA) – Crochet and ice aides USA’s sitting volleyball player Bethany Zummo’s mental health (Paralympic.org)
Katie Holloway (USA) – Everett’s Katie Holloway strikes gold again with USA sitting volleyball team (Seattletimes.com)
Katie Holloway (USA) – Through adversity, Lake Stevens alum earns Paralympic gold (Heraldnet.com)
Jennifer Oakes (CAN) – Former women’s volleyball athlete Oakes helps Canada to 4th place finish in Tokyo (Goheat.prestosports.com)
Rwanda women’s team – Rwanda Takes Pride in Tokyo Despite Paralympics Disappointment (Allafrica.com)
Lora Webster (USA) – Phoenix’s Lora Webster wins 5th Paralympic medal in sitting volleyball (Azcentral.com)
Jillian Williams (USA) – Jillian Williams, Team USA bring home Paralympics gold (Kristv.com)
GAMES-TIME NEWS
Day 13 – September 5
Monique Matthews (USA) – Team LGBTQ’s Monique Matthews helps lead U.S. sitting volleyball to Paralympics gold (Outsports.com)
USA women’s team – Team USA Women Sweep All 3 Volleyball Golds Across Paralympics and Olympics for the First Time Ever (Self.com)
USA women’s team – U.S. women’s sitting volleyball defend their gold medal taking China 3-1 (Teamusa.org)
USA women’s team – US overcome COVID-hit build-up to down rivals China and retain women’s sitting volleyball title (Insidethegames.biz)
USA women’s team – Mental resilience the key to retaining gold for the USA sitting volleyball team (Paralympic.org)
Iran men’s team – Iran Sitting Volleyball Crowned Paralympics 2020 Champion (Tasnimnews.com)
USA women’s team – US Women’s Sitting Volleyball Players Set, Spike, and Block Their Way to 2nd Straight Paralympic Gold (Popsugar.com)
USA women’s team – Sitting volleyball champs (Japantoday.com)
USA women’s team – U.S. women successfully defend sitting volleyball Paralympic gold over rival China (Olympics.nbcsports.com)
Emma Schieck (USA) – Schieck, U.S. women strike gold in sitting volleyball at Tokyo (Wcnc.com)
Day 12 – September 4
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – World’s second-tallest man helps Iran to gold in Paralympics sitting volleyball (Todayuknews.com)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – World’s second-tallest man inspires Iran to gold in Paralympics sitting volleyball (Mirror.co.uk)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – Morte Zamayad, the second tallest man in the world, helps Iran win the Paralympic sitting volleyball gold medal (Texasnewstoday.com)
Iran men’s team – Reigning champions Iran continue their dominance in sitting volleyball (Paralympic.org)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – World’s second-tallest man takes sitting volleyball to whole new level (Wmleader.com)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, the tallest Paralympian in history, helps Iran win sitting volleyball gold at the Tokyo Paralympics (Edition.cnn.com)
Iran men’s team – Iran down RPC to win men’s sitting volleyball gold for seventh time at Paralympic Games (Insidethegames.biz)
Iran men’s team – Iran sitting volleyball wins Paralympics gold (Ifpnews.com)
Iran men’s team – Iran sitting volleyball win Paralympics seventh gold (Tehrantimes.com)
Canada women’s team – Canada’s women’s sitting volleyball places 4th after hard-fought battle with Brazil (Cbc.ca)
Canada women’s team – Canada going to sitting volleyball bronze medal game (Torontoobserver.com)
Danielle Ellis (CAN) – Seated volleyball captain realizes dream of Paralympic semifinals (Bclocalnews.com)
Felicia Voss-Shafiq (CAN) – Burnaby’s Felicia Voss-Shafiq battling for Paralympic bronze (Burnabynow.com)
Day 11 – September 3
USA women’s team – Semifinal sweeps set up another Team USA-China showdown for women’s sitting volleyball gold (Teamusa.org)
Annie Flood (USA) – Tokyo dreams become reality for South Salem athlete (Salemreporter.com)
Brazil women’s team – Brazil loses from the US and will dispute the bronze in women’s sitting volleyball in the Paralympics (Playcrazygame.com)
Kaleo Maclay (USA) – Paralympian Kaleo Kanahele Maclay is taking Tokyo (& motherhood) one point at a time (Romper.com)
Bosnia and Herzegovina men’s team – Bosnia & Herzegovina sitting volleyball semi-finals defeat signals end of an era (Paralympic.org)
Day 10 – September 2
Lora Webster (USA) – American Lora Webster is 5 months pregnant, seeking 5th Paralympic medal (Cbc.ca)
Rwanda women’s team – Rwanda Targets to Bounce Back in Paris 2024 Paralympics (Allafrica.com)
Rwanda women’s team – Rwanda Takes On Japan In Sitting Volleyball (Taarifa.rw)
Lora Webster (USA) – Baby bump, set, spike: USA’s Lora Webster aims for 5th medal (Dailysabah.com)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Meet The World’s Tallest Paralympian Vying For Gold (Republicworld.com)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – ‘Still growing’: World’s tallest athlete blows minds at Paralympics (Au.yahoo.sports.com)
Canada women’s team – Canada women’s sitting volleyball looks to topple powerhouse China for 1st-ever medal (CBC.ca)
Emma Schieck (USA) – Refs, coaches recognized this sitting volleyball player’s potential. Now she’s playing in the Paralympic Games (Wralsportsfan.com)
Day 9 – September 1
Canada women’s team – Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team has chance at a medal in Tokyo (Pembroketoday.ca)
USA women’s team – U.S. women’s sitting volleyball team holds off RPC to move on to Friday’s semifinals (Teamusa.org)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – Iran’s 8-foot sitting volleyball star Morteza Mehrzad leads team to Paralympic semifinals (Foxnews.com)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – World’s second-tallest man chasing gold for Iran at the Paralympics (Smh.com.au)
Day 8 – August 31
Canada women’s team – A date with the host nation ahead for women’s sitting volleyball team (Torontoobserver.ca)
Felicia Voss-Shafiq (CAN) – Sitting volleyball ‘saved’ Burnaby Paralympian after double amputation 10 years ago (Burnabynow.com)
Bosnia and Herzegovina men’s team – The National Team of BiH in sitting Volleyball advanced to the Semifinals at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo (Sarajevotimes.com)
Iran men’s team – Iran sitting volleyball finds way to Paralympics semis (En.mehrnews.com)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – The world’s second-tallest man helps guide Iran into Paralympics sitting volleyball semi-finals – as the Games’ tallest competitor EVER at 8ft 1in – with eyes on a gold medal in Tokyo (Dailymail.co.uk)
Iran men’s team – Iran’s Sitting Volleyball Beats China to Qualify for Paralympics Semis (Tasnimnews.com)
Monique Matthews (USA) – Monique Matthews scores match-high 11 points in Team USA’s loss in pool play (Ardmoreite.com)
Day 7 – August 30
Iran men’s team – Iran sitting volleyball wins Brazil in Tokyo Paralympics (En.mehrnews.com)
Jillian Williams (USA) – Local athlete Jillian Williams is focused on gold in Tokyo Paralympics (Kristv.com)
Iran men’s team – Sitting volleyball defeat Brazil in Paralympics 2020 (Tehrantimes.com)
Danielle Ellis – Langley’s Ellis gets 11 points as Canada downs Italy in Paralympics seated volleyball play (Bclocalnews.com)
Day 6 – August 29
Sitting volleyball – Different sports, same drive as Brazilian mother-daughter duo aim to compete at more Games together (Straitstimes.com)
Day 5 – August 28
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – Sitting volleyball star is 2.46m tall and is the third tallest person in the world (Playcrazygame.com)
USA women’s team – US women’s sitting volleyball team wants sport to be a household name, defend gold (Yahoo.com)
China teams – Mixed feelings for China’s sitting volleyballers at Paralympics (Bignewsnetwork.com)
USA women’s team – U.S. women’s sitting volleyball team off to perfect start with win over Rwanda (Teamusa.org)
Iran men’s team – We don’t think about Bosnia until we face them: Hadi Rezaei (Tehrantimes.com)
Iran men’s team – Iran Sitting Volleyball Overpowers Germany (Bignewsnetwork.com)
Iran men’s team – Iran’s sitting volleyball team wins Germany (En.mehrnews.com)
Iran men’s team – Iran sitting volleyball beat Germany in straight sets (Tehrantimes.com)
Annie Flood (USA) – ‘Pure joy’: Salem’s Annie Flood on USA Paralympic team (Koin.com)
Payden Vair (CAN) – Payden Vair representing Canada and southern Alberta at Tokyo Paralympics (Calgary.ctvnews.ca)
Emma Schieck (USA) – Statesville woman making Paralympic debut (Wcnc.com)
Rwanda women’s team – Rwandans’ medal campaign starts Saturday (Newtimes.co.rw)
Day 4 – August 27
Canada women’s team – Local putting big points on sitting volleyball scoreboard during Paralympic Games (Alderstargrove.com)
Lora Webster (USA) – Lora Webster is competing in the Paralympics, she’s pregnant and she’s not hiding it (Oklahoman.com)
Sitting volleyball – Pass, Set, Spike! Here’s What You Need to Know About Sitting Volleyball at the Paralympics (Popsugar.com)
Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina teams – Another chapter for Iran-Bosnia rivalry in sitting volleyball at the Paralympic Games (Paralympic.org)
Day 3 – August 26
Italy women’s team – Domani storico esordio delle azzurre alle Paralimpiadi (Federvolley.it)
Iran men’s team and USA women’s team – Iran and US to defend Paralympic sitting volleyball titles in Tokyo (Insidethegames.biz)
Italy women’s team – Il sogno diventa realtà nella notte l’esordio paralimpico delle Azzurre (Ivolleymagazine.it)
USA women’s team – What to know about sitting volleyball heading into Tokyo (Teamusa.org)
Day 2 – August 25
Rwanda women’s team – A look at Rwanda’s sitting volleyball opponents (Newtimes.co.rw)
Emma Schieck (USA) – Carolina junior competes for Team USA at the Tokyo Paralympics (Unc.edu)
Jolan Wong (CAN) – Laurentian Valley’s Jolan Wong thrilled Canada’s Paralympic sitting volleyball games will be livestreamed (Intelligencer.ca)
Day 1 – August 24
Liliane Mukobwankawe (RWA) – Mukobwankawe Leads Parade At Paralympics Opening Ceremony (Allafrica.com)
Nichole Millage (USA) – Sendoff for Paralympian headed to Tokyo (Wcia.com)
Kaleo Maclay (USA) – ‘Best setter’ in sitting volleyball opens up about leaving behind her son as she aims for the gold in Tokyo (News.yahoo.com)
Canada women’s team – CBC Sports extends coverage plans to include women’s sitting volleyball (Cbc.ca)
Felicia Voss-Shafiq (CAN) – Burnaby athlete’s team wins battle to have Tokyo Paralympics games broadcast (Burnabynow.com)
PRE-GAMES NEWS
Canada women’s team – Canadian Paralympic sitting volleyball team aiming for podium at Tokyo Games (Globalnews.ca)
Nichole Millage (USA) – Sitting volleyball player Nichole Millage is headed to Tokyo (Smilepolitely.com)
Felicia Voss-Shafiq (CAN) – Family, friends of Burnaby Paralympian heartbroken matches won’t be broadcast (Burnabynow.com)
Canada women’s team – Canada’s Paralympic women’s sitting volleyball squad knows how to survive and adapt (Theglobeandmail.com)
Lora Webster (USA) – Former Lincoln East standout set for fifth trip to Paralympic Games (Journalstar.com)
Kathryn Holloway (USA) – Lakes Stevens’ Holloway is a leading voice for Paralympians (Heraldnet.com)
Payden Olsen (CAN) – Cardston athlete set to compete in sitting volleyball at Tokyo Paralympic Games (Mylethbridgenow.com)
Jillian Williams (USA) – Texas athlete overcomes cancer, heads to Tokyo Paralympics to represent USA (Ksat.com)
Monique Matthews (USA) – Paralympian Monique Matthews’ husband is transitioning, and they can use your help (Outsports.com)
USA women’s team – Greatest Paralympic moments from history (Paralympic.org)
Danielle Ellis (CAN) – From B.C. to Tokyo: Team Canada seated volleyball captain prepares for Paralympics (Aldergrovestar.com)
Emma Schieck (USA) – UNC sophomore in Toyko Paralympics represents next generation of sitting volleyball (Dailytarheel.com)
Lora Webster (USA) – Pregnancy, Paralympics, combination poses no problem for Phoenix’s Lora Webster in Tokyo (AZcentral.com)
Japan women’s team – Japan to open sitting volleyball tournament at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics (Insidethegames.biz)
Brazilian teams – Seleções Brasileiras de vôlei sentado realizam primeiros treinos em solo japonês (Cpb.org.br)
Kaleo Maclay (USA) – Woman with Hawaii ties leads Team USA’s sitting volleyball squad to Paralympic Games (Hawaiinewsnow.com)
Jillian Williams (USA) – Local athlete Jillian Williams is headed to Tokyo Paralympics (Kristv.com)
Brazilian teams – Seleções do vôlei sentado realizam últimos ajustes no CT Paralímpico antes de embarcarem para Tóquio (Cpb.org.br)
Anne Fergusson (CAN) – Valley Paralympians prepare for Tokyo (Renfrewtoday.ca)
Rwanda women’s team – Rwanda drawn in Pool B for Paralympic Games (Newtimes.co.rw)
Tia Edwards (USA) – Tia Edwards heads to second Paralympic Games (Tulsaworld.com)
Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – Sitting Volleyball Changed My Life, Morteza Mehrzad Says (Tasnimnews.com)
Morteza Mehrzad and Ramezan Salehi (IRI) – Sitting volleyball full of ‘miracles’ for Iran’s Mehrzadselakjani & Salehihajikolaei (Paralympic.org)
Nicole Nieves (USA) – Volleyballer Nicky Nieves is Ready to Win Gold Again at Tokyo Paralympic Games (Southernliving.com)
Iran men’s team – Iran sitting volleyball learn fate at 2020 Paralympics (Tehran Times)
Canada women’s team – Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team set to compete at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Newswire.ca)
Nicole Nieves (USA) – Kissimmee’s Nicky Nieves goes for back-to-back Team USA Paralympic volleyball gold (Aroundosceola.com)
Tang Xuemei (CHN) – Chinese Paralympian survived 2008 quake (Taipeitimes.com)
Kaleo Maclay (USA) – How Paralympian Kaleo Kanahele Maclay Gets Through Training, Motherhood, *and* Running a Coffee Shop (Bonappetit.com)
USA women’s team – Meet the 12 members of the U.S. women’s Paralympic sitting volleyball team (Teamusa.org)
Bethany Zummo (USA) – Bethany Zummo reflects on sitting volleyball and thanks all those who’ve helped her push to Tokyo 2020 (Teamusa.org)
Iran men’s team – Iran sitting volleyball team defeat Russia in friendlies (Tehrantimes.com)
USA women’s team – US women’s sitting volleyball set to continue golden hits at Tokyo 2020 (Paralympic.org)
Sitting volleyball – Ones to watch for sitting volleyball (Paralympic.org)
Sitting volleyball – 10 things to know about sitting volleyball (Paralympic.org)
Tia Edwards (USA) – Edwards finds calling in sitting volleyball (Claremoreprogress.com)