Sitting Volleyball at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
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Sitting Volleyball is played by two teams of six on a 10m x 6m indoor
court divided by a net (1.15m high for men, 1.05m for women). The
object of the game is to land the ball in the opposition's half of the
court, with each team allowed three touches of the ball (in addition to
a legal block) before it must cross over the net. Matches are the best
of five sets, with the first four sets played as the first to 25
points; if a fifth set is necessary, it is won by the first team to
reach 15 points. In all sets, a margin of at least two points is
required for victory.
At London 2012, both the men's and women's events will begin with a
round-robin group stage: the 10 men's teams will be divided into two
groups of five teams, with the eight women's teams divided into groups
of four. In the men's competition, the top four teams in each group
will qualify for the quarter-finals, from which point the competition
will be conducted to a knockout format. For the women's event, the top
two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals, with the
winning semi-finalists then facing off for the gold.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to develop sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
For further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org.
To watch live action and videos on demand of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV.
Also, you may follow the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.
court divided by a net (1.15m high for men, 1.05m for women). The
object of the game is to land the ball in the opposition's half of the
court, with each team allowed three touches of the ball (in addition to
a legal block) before it must cross over the net. Matches are the best
of five sets, with the first four sets played as the first to 25
points; if a fifth set is necessary, it is won by the first team to
reach 15 points. In all sets, a margin of at least two points is
required for victory.
At London 2012, both the men's and women's events will begin with a
round-robin group stage: the 10 men's teams will be divided into two
groups of five teams, with the eight women's teams divided into groups
of four. In the men's competition, the top four teams in each group
will qualify for the quarter-finals, from which point the competition
will be conducted to a knockout format. For the women's event, the top
two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals, with the
winning semi-finalists then facing off for the gold.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to develop sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
For further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org.
To watch live action and videos on demand of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to www.youtube.com/ParalympicSportTV.
Also, you may follow the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ParalympicGames or on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/paralympic.