Sitting volleyball is open to athletes with a physical impairment and is played on a smaller court (10m.

Paralympic volleyball rules. In japan, visually impaired people can play and enjoy volleyball for the blind as a ball game sporting event for them. Standing volleyball became a paralympic sport in 1976 (it was removed in 2000 as it did not have required number of countries/territories widely and regularly. Here, players must have at least a portion of their torso in contact with.

The court is divided into two sides of 5m deep by 6m wide. World para athletics classification rules and regulations june 2023 (please note that. Played by over 10,000 athletes, in more than.

In all cases the sport specific classification rules will take precedence. National paralympic committee, national member of the ipc who isthe the sole. The court size and height of the net are modified for sitting volleyball.

Sitting volleyball is perhaps the most widely known form of paravolley thanks to its inclusion in the paralympic games since arnhem in 1980. Sitting volleyball offers men’s and. Sitting volleyball made its paralympic debut at the arnhem 1980 paralympic games after gaining popularity in europe in the 1960s and 1970s.

Paralympic volleyball, also known as sitting volleyball, is a sport for disabled athletes. Should this page be out of date please contact. This is a brief overview of the sport and is in no way legally binding.

After the london 2012 games, volleyslide was founded by matt rogers to promote and develop the sport. It has a smaller court than regular volleyball, and also a lower net. Women’s sitting volleyball was added for the athens 2004 paralympic games.