Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Volleyball
at the XVI Paralympic Games
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Sitting volleyball pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueMakuhari Messe
Dates27 August – 5 September 2021
Competitors96
←2016
Sitting volleyball at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
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Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, Japan. Two sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women.

The Tokyo Games were the fifth time the women's sitting volleyball event were contested. It was also the fifth Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in 1976 through 2000.[1]

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[2][3]

Qualification[]

There were 16 teams (8 male, 8 female) which competed in the competition.[4][5]

In 2016 in Rio the USA women won the event for the first time beating China in the final.[6] Both of these teams qualified again to be joined by six other national teams.

Men[]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host Country Allocation N/A N/A 1  Japan (JPN)
2018 World ParaVolley Championships 15–22 July 2018 Netherlands The Hague 2  Iran (IRI)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Zonal Championships[7][8] 10–15 June 2019 Thailand Bangkok 1  China (CHN)
2019 ParaVolley Europe Zonal Championships – Men[9][10] 15–20 July 2019 Hungary Budapest 1  RPC (RUS)
2019 Parapan American Games 23–28 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Brazil (BRA)
2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships[11] 19–22 September 2019 Rwanda Kigali 1  Egypt (EGY)
2021 World ParaVolley Final Paralympic Qualification Event[12] 1–5 June 2021 Germany Duisburg 1  Germany (GER)
Total 8

Women[]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host Country Allocation N/A N/A 1  Japan (JPN)
2018 World ParaVolley Championships 15 – 21 July 2018  Netherlands The Hague 2  RPC (RUS)
 United States (USA)
2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Zonal Championships[13] 10–15 June 2019 Thailand Bangkok 1  China (CHN)
2019 ParaVolley Europe Zonal Championships – Women[14] 15–20 July 2019 Hungary Budapest 1  Italy (ITA)
2019 Parapan American Games 23–28 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Brazil (BRA)
2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships[15] 15–17 September 2019 Rwanda Kigali 1  Rwanda (RWA)
2020 World ParaVolley Final Paralympic Qualification Event[16] 25–29 February 2020 Canada Halifax 1  Canada (CAN)
Total 8

Medalists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
details 		 Iran








Morteza Mehrzad


  RPC











  Bosnia and Herzegovina


Nizam Čančar

Sabahudin Delalić





Asim Medić
Women's team
details 		 United States

Heather Erickson
Annie Flood
Kathryn Holloway
Kaleo Kanahele Maclay
Monique Matthews
Nichole Millage
Emma Schieck

Lora Webster

Bethany Zummo 		 China











  Brazil




Ana Luísa Aparecida


Adria Silva
Camila Leiria


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Standing Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "World Para Volley – Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Process". www.worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley. 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Sitting volleyball: Five things we learned from Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. 7 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Road to Tokyo: Bangkok to host 2019 Asia-Oceania Zone Championships". worldparavolley.org. World Para Volley. 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Iran Retain PVAO Men's Championship Title". worldparavolley.org. World Para Volley. 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ "European Sitting Volleyball Championships". EuroSittingVolley.com. ParaVolley Europe. 19 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Russia go to Tokyo 2020, play Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019 EuroSittingVolley final". EuroSittingVolley.com. ParaVolley Europe. 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ Palmer, Dan (22 September 2019). "Egypt win Men's ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships and qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz.
  12. ^ Pavitt, Michael (5 June 2021). "Germany beat Kazakhstan to claim final Tokyo 2020 sitting volleyball spot". insidethegames.biz.
  13. ^ "China Win Second Consecutive Title". worldparavolley.org. World Para Volley. 15 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Double success for Italy who make Tokyo 2020 and play Russia in EuroSittingVolley final". EuroSittingVolley.com. ParaVolley Europe. 19 July 2019.
  15. ^ Palmer, Dan (17 September 2019). "Rwandan women's sitting volleyball team qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz.
  16. ^ Morgan, Liam (9 November 2019). "Canada to host final women's sitting volleyball qualifier for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz.

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