Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
at the
2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the
China Agricultural University Gymnasium
The China Agricultural University Gymnasium () is an indoor arena located on the campus of the China Agricultural University in Beijing. It hosted the wrestling
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from 7 September to 15 September. Two
sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women.
In the men's sitting event,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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were the defending champions. Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
had been the finalists in both 2000 and 2004, with Iran winning in 2000 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004. These two countries met once more in the final in Beijing, with Iran emerging victorious by 3 goals to nil.
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
, the bronze medal-winners of 2008, finished fourth, beaten 2:3 by
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
, who took bronze.
The Beijing Games marked the second time the women's sitting event was held.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
were the defending champions, while the
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had taken silver, and the
United States
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bronze, in 2004. In Beijing, China was again victorious, while the United States and the Netherlands switched places to ascend the podium with silver and bronze, respectively.
This was the second Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in
1976 (when sitting volleyball was a demonstration event) through
2000.
Medalists
Classification
Classification is an important work for Paralympic athletes, after the classification, athletes can compete in a fair situation.
Athletes meeting the disability requirement can take part in this sport, but only 2 minimum requirements player can be on the team, and only 1 of them can be on the court.
Qualification
There were 16 teams, 8 male and 8 female taking part in this sport.
Teams
Men
Women
Men's Tournament
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Final Round
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
5-8 Classification
Women's Tournament
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Final Round
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
5-8th Classification
References
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External links
Official Site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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2008
2008 Summer Paralympics events
Paralympics