Iran’s Men’s Sitting Volleyball Learns Fate at 2024 Paralympics
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – With about 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the World ParaVolley (WPV) has announced the pools for the men’s and women’s sitting volleyball competitions.
In the men’s tournament, host France joined Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt and Kazakhstan in Pool A. Defending Paralympic champion Iran will face Brazil, Germany and Ukraine in Pool B for a place in the semifinals.
The pools were announced on May 21 following the conclusion of the 2024 World ParaVolley Final Paralympics Qualifier, which took place in Dali, China last month.
Ukraine’s men’s team and Slovenia’s women’s team clinched the final qualification spots for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take place from August 28 to September 8.
Preliminary round matches will be held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, followed by classification matches and the semi-finals. The bronze medal and gold medal matches are scheduled for Sept 6-7.
