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sitting volleyball
Sitting volleyball is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability organized by World ParaVolley. As opposed to standing volleyball, sitting volleyball players must sit on the floor to play.
History
Sitting volleyball was invented in t ...
team events were held at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...
, one for men and one for women. They were held at the
Makuhari Messe
is a convention center in Chiba (city), Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, located just outside of Tokyo. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is accessible by Transportation in Greater Tokyo#Railway and subway, Tokyo's commuter rail system. ''Makuha ...
in
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
, Japan.
The Tokyo Games were the fifth time the women's sitting volleyball event was contested. It was also the fifth Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in
1976
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through
2000
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The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed until 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Qualification
There were 16 teams (8 male, 8 female) that competed in the competition.
During the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the USA women won the event for the first time beating China in the final.
Both of these teams qualified again to be joined by six other national teams.
Men
Women
Medalists
See also
*
Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
References
External links
Results book
{{Paralympic Games Volleyball
Events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
International volleyball competitions hosted by Japan
Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kore ...