After a short respite following the Paris Olympics, the city is soon jolting back to life for the Paralympics. One of the most intense and exciting sports on the schedule is sitting volleyball, which ...
Paralympic volleyball follows the same rules as standing volleyball, with a few modifications for the “grounded” athletes. The game is played with a six-person team, but the net is lower, about 3.5 ...
You can watch every event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics LIVE by subscribing to Peacock. After subscribing and logging in, either go to PeacockTV.com/Olympics in your ...
Paralympian and two-time sitting volleyball gold medalist Monique Burkland Matthews said it was “fate” that she ended up in Oklahoma. Born in Nevada, Matthews’ family followed her grandfather to ...
The Dutch are aiming for an increase in participation after the tournament to increase the squad’s strength in depth in time for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Stinissen said: “It’s so great and our ...
Deb Vosler has the nervous anticipation that comes with introducing old, friends to special new ones. It's an exciting week for Vosler, a 46-year-old teacher and volleyball coach at Dover-Eyota High ...
Sitting volleyball was invented in the Netherlands in 1956 as a rehabilitation sport for injured soldiers, but the game was introduced for men in the 1980 Paralympics – held in the Dutch city of ...
Egypt dominates Africa in sitting volleyball. The ParaVolley Africa Zonals finished up with the Egyptian men’s team winning the championship. The team showed why they are a Paralympic medaling team, ...