London 2012 Paralympic Games: Volleyball – Sitting

Watch as the world's best disabled players take part in sitting volleyball at ExCeL London during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Paralympic Sitting Volleyball at London 2012

See fast-paced, energetic sitting volleyball contests at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, where competitors face a test of stamina, power and technique.

Like volleyball in the Olympic Games, sitting volleyball is played on a court with a net, with teams aiming to hit the ball over to their opponents' side.

Sitting volleyball differs in that the court is smaller and the net is lower, allowing the seated athletes to move the ball more freely and quickly.

During the London 2012 Paralympic Games, teams of six players will compete for the two gold medals on offer.

Sitting Volleyball at the Paralympic Games

In the men's competition, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina have met in the final of the past three Paralympic Games. In 2008, Iran took the crown back from the Balkan country, which won in 2004.

The women's event has only been part of the Paralympics since 2004. In 2008, China followed up their 2004 victory with another gold after beating the United States in the final.