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,...
Aleksandr Savichev’s 30-point performance proved RPC worthy of an appearance in the gold medal match for the first time, as he helped beat Brazil 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19) in the semifinals of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games men’s sitting volleyball tournament at Makuhari Messe Hall A on Thursday. RPC...
Germany’s Jurgen Schrapp playing in six editions of the Paralympic Games has seen the sport evolve and change for more than two decades – everything from the organisation to the development of women’s sitting volleyball. He started with a distinct praise for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, which despite the...
Egypt finished the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a 3-2 (25-23, 24-26, 25-18, 22-25, 15-8) win over Germany to secure fifth place at the men’s sitting volleyball tournament in Makuhari Messe Hall A on Thursday. Egypt’s starting six provided a solid performance to earn the win, as Elsayed Moussa had...
CHIBA (OIS) – Canada (CAN) will be the only new faces that could top the podium in women’s sitting volleyball, after the preliminary pool play ended on Wednesday with all the Rio 2016 medallists advancing to Friday’s semifinals. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Volleyball...
United States setter Kaleo Kanahele Maclay has been involved in sports all her life. She played a wide range of sports like gymnastics, basketball, softball and volleyball, which is the driving force of her successes in life. “I think they all have their own space in my life. They were...
