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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] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc Refining (metallurgy), refining. Silver has long been valued as a precious metal. Silver metal is used in many bullion coins, sometimes bimetallism, alongside gold: while it is more abundant than gold, it is much less abundant as a native metal. Its purity is typically measured on a per-mille basis; a 94%-pure alloy is described as "0.940 fine". As one of the seven metals of antiquity, silver has had an enduring role in most h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships
The 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships decided who took the Americas spot in the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Paralympics, after Sitting Volleyball was taken out of the 2023 Pan American Games events program. The winners of the men's tournament was Brazil national sitting volleyball team, Brazil's men, while the United States national women sitting volleyball team, United States won the women's event. Host selection Edmonton, Alberta in Canada was announced as the hosts on the 6 September 2022. Teams The teams was announced on 1 May 2023. Men's event * * * * Women's event * (withdrew) * * Venue The Canadian city of Edmonton hosted the event at the Saville Community Sports Centre. Men's event The four teams play each other in a round robin format, where every team advances to the semi finals. In the semi finals, first plays fourth and second plays third. The two winners play the final, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Asia And Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships
The 2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships was the 5th edition (7th including unofficial championships) of the championship and decided who took the Asia spot in the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Summer Paralympics. The tournament was held in the Kazakh capital of Astana. The winners of the men's tournament was Iran national sitting volleyball team, Iran's men, while China national women sitting volleyball team, China won the women's event. Teams The countries were drawn on 22 June 2023. Men's event * * * * * * * * (withdrew) Women's event * * * * * * * * Venue The venue was the Jekpe-Jek Sports Centre in Astana. Broadcasting rights The games were live streamed on the ParaVolley Asia Oceania Youtube channel while some games were broadcast on Kazakh TV channel, Qazsport. Men's event The seven teams where divided into two groups where the top two from each group advanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
