Holders China beat Iran today to make it two wins out of two in the women’s event at the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in The Netherlands.
Defending men's champions Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paralympic gold medallists Iran both began the Sitting Volleyball World Championships with victory in The Netherlands today.
The 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships are set to begin tomorrow in The Netherlands, where the winners of the men’s and women’s events will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The groups have been announced for the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships, with defending men's champions Bosnia and Herzegovina drawn alongside Rio 2016 bronze medallists Egypt in Pool D.
ParaVolley Europe (PVE) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Sitting Volleyball Training Base of China (NSVTBC) in Shanghai.
China claimed home gold at the Women's World Super 6 sitting volleyball tournament in Chengdu.
Hosts Iran beat Russia in the final of the World Super 6 sitting volleyball event as action concluded today in Tabriz.
Paralympic sitting volleyball champions and hosts Iran will meet Russia in tomorrow’s final of the World Super 6 in Tabriz.
Hosts Iran, the Paralympic sitting volleyball champions, maintained their unbeaten record in the World Super 6 in Tabriz today as they defeated Germany 3-0.
Hosts Iran, the Paralympic sitting volleyball champions, maintained their unbeaten record in the World Super 6 in Tabriz today as they defeated Ukraine 3-0.
Hosts Iran, the Paralympic sitting volleyball champions, earned a key victory in the World Super 6 in Tabriz today as they defeated world champions Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hosts Iran, the Paralympic sitting volleyball champions, got off to a winning start at the World Super 6 in Tabriz.
Six of the world’s best male sitting volleyball national teams will face-off at the Super 6, set to start tomorrow in Tabriz in Iran.
Croatia booked their place at the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships after beating Thailand on the final day of the qualification tournament at the Sarabong Multi-Gym in Jeju.
Italy’s women’s team secured their place at the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships after beating final qualification tournament hosts South Korea in Jeju today.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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