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Now and then: Sitting Volleyball
Uzma, Marketing Assistant
Sitting Volleyball made its debut as a Paralympic medal sport at the Arnhem 1980 Games. A women’s event was added to the Paralympic programme in 2004.

At London 2012, the Sitting Volleyball competition will be held at ExCeL, a multi-purpose events venue that will also host a number of other Paralympic and Olympic sports.


Sitting Volleyball Sydney 2000

Finland and the Netherlands compete in the men's Sitting Volleyball quarter-final at the Olympic Park during the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. Finland would go on to emerge victorious in the match.



Bosnia & Herzegovina's Ismet Godinjak digs the ball in the men's Sitting Volleyball final against Iran during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

Iran clinched the gold medal, triumphing 25-22, 25-18, 25-22 against the defending champions.

Sitting Volleyball Beijing 2008


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