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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] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's Event
The 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event was the 16th 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 reigning champions are Russia women's national sitting volleyball team, Russia, but their disqualification due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, war in Ukraine means they can't defend their title. Italy women's national sitting volleyball team, Italy won their first title, beating Slovenia women's national sitting volleyball team, Slovenia 3–1 in the final. Host selection Caorle, Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
