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2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's Event
The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event was the 8th edition of this Sitting volleyball#World ParaVolley (formerly WOVD) World Championships, tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winners secure a ticket to the Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Summer Paralympics. Russia women's national Sitting volleyball team, Russia were the defending champions, but couldn't defend their title due to their suspension because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, war in Ukraine. Brazil women's national Sitting volleyball team, Brazil won their first title, beating Canada women's national Sitting volleyball team, Canada, 3–2, in the final. 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 h ... [...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] |
Japan Women's National Sitting Volleyball Team
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's Event
The 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event was the 21th edition of this Sitting volleyball#ParaVolley Europe (formerly ECVD) European Championships, tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Caorle, Italy.https://paravolley.eu/2023/02/08/announcing-the-2023-european-championship-men-women-in-caorle-ita/#:~:text=The%20city%20of%20Caorle%20in%20Veneto%20%28ITA%29%20will,will%20play%20at%20the%20%E2%80%9CValter%20Vicentini%E2%80%9D%20sports%20hall. The winners qualify for the Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They successfully defended their title after defeating Germany men's national sitting volleyball team, Germany, 3–2, in the final. Host selection Caorle, Italy was given the hosting rights on the 8 February 2023. This marks the first time the tournament will be held in Italy. Qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
