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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games page:  https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/

IPC Tokyo 2020 page: https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020

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)

Morteza Mehrzad (IRI) – Morteza Mehrzad – the world’s second-tallest man – helps guide Iran to Paralympic gold in sitting volleyball as the Games’ tallest competitor EVER at 8ft 1in inspires his nation to a 3-1 win over Russian Paralympic Committee (Dailymail.uk)

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)