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Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Sitting volleyball
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueMakuhari Messe
Dates28 August - 6 September 2020
Competitors96
←2016

Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be held at the Makuhari Messe.

Qualification

There will be 16 teams (8 male, 8 female) to compete in the competition.[1][2]

Men

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2018 World ParaVolley Championships 15 - 22 July 2018 Netherlands The Hague 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
 Iran (IRI)
2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Zonal Championships[3][4] 10 - 15 June 2019 Thailand Bangkok 1  China (CHN)
2019 ParaVolley Europe Zonal Championships - Men[5][6] 15 - 20 July 2019 Hungary Budapest 1  RPC (RUS)
2019 Parapan American Games 23 - 28 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Brazil (BRA)
2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships[7] 19 - 22 September 2019 Rwanda Kigali 1  Egypt (EGY)
2021 World ParaVolley Final Paralympic Qualification Event
Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic		 TBD TBD 1
Host Country Allocation 7 September 2013 Argentina Buenos Aires 1  Japan (JPN)
Total 8

Women

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2018 World ParaVolley Championships 15 - 21 July 2018  Netherlands The Hague 2  RPC (RUS)
 United States (USA)
2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Zonal Championships[8] 10 - 15 June 2019 Thailand Bangkok 1  China (CHN)
2019 ParaVolley Europe Zonal Championships - Women[9] 15 - 20 July 2019 Hungary Budapest 1  Italy (ITA)
2019 Parapan American Games 23 - 28 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Brazil (BRA)
2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships[10] 15 - 17 September 2019 Rwanda Kigali 1  Rwanda (RWA)
2020 World ParaVolley Final Paralympic Qualification Event[11] 25 - 29 February 2020 Canada Halifax 1  Canada (CAN)
Host Country Allocation 7 September 2013 Argentina Buenos Aires 1  Japan (JPN)
Total 8

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
details
Women's team
details

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Para Volley - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Process". www.worldparavolley.org. 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Road to Tokyo: Bangkok to host 2019 Asia-Oceania Zone Championships". worldparavolley.org. 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Iran Retain PVAO Men's Championship Title". World Para Volley. 15 June 2019.
  5. ^ "European Sitting Volleyball Championships". EuroSittingVolley. 19 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Russia go to Tokyo 2020, play Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019 EuroSittingVolley final". EuroSittingVolley.com. 19 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Egypt win Men's ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships and qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames. 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "China Win Second Consecutive Title". World Para Volley. 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Double success for Italy who make Tokyo 2020 and play Russia in EuroSittingVolley final". EuroSittingVolley.com. 19 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Rwandan women's sitting volleyball team qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames. 17 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Canada to host final women's sitting volleyball qualifier for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames. 9 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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