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2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's Event
The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event was the 13th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Iran were the defending champions and successfully defended their title triumphing over Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets. Host selection * , ( Hangzhou) (original hosts but withdrew) * ( Sarajevo) Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou, China on the 18–24 May. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts. On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November. Qualified teams The teams who were invited to participate are as follows, the numbers next to the countries are their world rankings prior to the tournament: Africa (2) * (5) * (14) Americas (3) * (4) * (13) * (10) As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, Istočno Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent center of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarter Finals
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion. Each match-up may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European sports or best-of series in American pro sports. Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing, or may participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings; for example, a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists. In a shootout poker tournament, there are more than two players competing at each table, and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round. Some competitions are held with a pure single-elimination tournament system. Others have many phases, with the last being a single-elimination final stage, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's Event
The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event was for the first time held in Cairo, Egypt. The winners or highest ranked team not yet qualified, will advance to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The reigning champions are United States, but they didn't enter this time around. China won the title, dispatching Canada 3–1 in the final. History # 2008 Intercontinental Cup # 2010 World Cup # 2012 Intercontinental Cup # 2016 Intercontinental Cup # 2023 World Cup Host selection Originally, Cairo was chosen as the replacement venue for the 2020 edition in Hangzhou, China after the Chinese withdrew because of the Covid-19 pandemic (the competition dates were 24–30 April). However, on 12 March, it was confirmed the event would be postponed until further notice. The tournament was going to commence on 10–15 December 2021. Although, for a second time, the event was postponed. After multiple postponements, Cairo, Egypt was given the hosting rights on the 13 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's Event
The 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event was the 6th edition of this tournament (3rd using the World Cup moniker) and was, for the first time, held in Cairo, Egypt. The winners or highest ranked team not yet qualified, will advance to the Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Iran national sitting volleyball team, Iran, and successfully defended their title, overcoming Egypt national sitting volleyball team, Egypt 3–0 in the final. Host selection Originally, Cairo was chosen as the replacement venue for the 2020 edition in Hangzhou, China after the Chinese withdrew because of the Covid-19 pandemic (the competition dates were 24–30 April). However, on 12 March, it was confirmed the event would be postponed until further notice. The tournament was going to commence on 10–15 December 2021. Although, for a second time, the event was postponed. After multiple postponements, Cairo, Egypt was given the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's Tournament
The 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. The winners qualify for the Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Summer Paralympics. Rwanda women's national sitting volleyball team, Rwanda are the three-time defending champions. Rwanda won the competition and qualified for the Paralympics after a 3–0 over Kenya. Host selection Lagos, Nigeria was given the hosting rights. Qualified teams Four countries entered for this championship. There were originally three teams, but Kenya women's sitting national volleyball team, Kenya entered the competition a week before the event began. Shortly before the tournament started, Zimbabwe women's sitting national volleyball team, Zimbabwe withdrew, bringing the number of teams back to three. * * (hosts) * * (withdrew) Venue The venue is the Teslim Balogun Stadium, near the National Stadium in Lagos. Squads Teams can select 12 players for the tournament. Draw The dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's Tournament
The 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. The winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Egypt. Egypt successfully defended their title with a 3–0 win over Morocco. Host selection Lagos, Nigeria was given the hosting rights. Qualified teams Eight countries originally entered for this championship, but Zimbabwe withdrew right before the tournament started. * * * * * * (hosts) * * (withdrew) Venue The venue is the Teslim Balogun Stadium, near the National Stadium in Lagos. Squads Teams can select 12 players for the tournament. Draw The draw took place on 6 January 2024 in Rabat, Morocco.https://twitter.com/ParaVolley/status/1743678832081768736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Escreen-name%3AParaVolley%7Ctwcon%5Es1 Format The seven teams where divided into two groups where the top two from each group advanced to the semifinals. Group stage Pool A *All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
