The 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event was the 13th edition of this tournament. For the first time, the competition was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2] The winners secure a ticket to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Iran were the defending champions and successfully defended their title triumphing over Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets.[3][4][5]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| City | Sarajevo |
| Dates | 4–11 November |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Iran (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Official website | |
| Sarajevo 2022 | |
Host selection edit
China, (Hangzhou) (original hosts but withdrew)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)
Originally, the tournament was supposed to be in Hangzhou, China on the 18–24 May.[6] But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed and China had to withdraw as hosts.
On 1 April 2022, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was awarded the hosting rights in the new dates of 4–11 November.[1][2]
Qualified teams edit
The teams who were invited to participate are as follows, the numbers next to the countries are their world rankings prior to the tournament:[7]
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Africa (2) |
Americas (3)
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Asia (4)
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Europe (7)
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Seeding edit
The seeding and groups were as follows:
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Venue edit
The venue was the Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo.
| Sarajevo | ||
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| Arena Hotel Hills | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
Broadcasting rights edit
Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) is the host broadcaster for the 2022 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Championships. The games involving Bosnia and Herzegovina were broadcast on (BHRT), while every game not broadcast is on YouTube.
Format edit
16 teams are split into four groups of four, where every team advances to the Round of 16. In the Round of 16, teams who finished 1st play the teams that finished fourth, and the teams who finished 2nd play the teams that finished third. The eight winners advance to the Quarter Finals, while the eight losers play in a 9–16 classification bracket.
Group stage edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 249 | 160 | 1.556 |
| 2 |  United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 227 | 199 | 1.141 |
| 3 |  Serbia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 171 | 205 | 0.834 |
| 4 |  Japan
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 140 | 225 | 0.622 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | 15:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Serbia |
25–17 | 25–7 | 25–22 | 75–46 | [8] | ||
| 4 Nov | 17:30 | United States |
3–0 | Japan |
25–19 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 75–48 | [8] | ||
| 5 Nov | 09:00 | Serbia |
3–0 | Japan |
25–14 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 75–55 | [8] | ||
| 5 Nov | 19:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–1 | United States |
25–17 | 25–13 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 99–77 | [8] | |
| 6 Nov | 09:15 | Japan |
0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
8–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | 37–75 | [8] | ||
| 6 Nov | 15:45 | United States |
3–0 | Serbia |
25–17 | 25–22 | 25–13 | 75–52 | [8] |
Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 129 | 1.744 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 187 | 190 | 0.984 |
| 3 |  Iraq
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 184 | 224 | 0.821 |
| 4 |  Croatia
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 189 | 242 | 0.781 |
Source: [8]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | 15:45 | Iran |
3–0 | Iraq |
25–11 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–43 | [8] | ||
| 4 Nov | 17:30 | Kazakhstan |
3–0 | Croatia |
25–21 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 75–66 | [8] | ||
| 5 Nov | 09:15 | Iraq |
3–1 | Croatia |
25–16 | 25–12 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 92–74 | [8] | |
| 5 Nov | 18:45 | Iran |
3–0 | Kazakhstan |
25–12 | 25–18 | 25–7 | 75–37 | [8] | ||
| 6 Nov | 18:45 | Kazakhstan |
3–0 | Iraq |
25–13 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 75–49 | [8] | ||
| 6 Nov | 19:00 | Croatia |
0–3 | Iran |
18–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 49–75 | [8] |
Pool C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 255 | 188 | 1.356 |
| 2 |  Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 247 | 210 | 1.176 |
| 3 |  Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 183 | 211 | 0.867 |
| 4 |  Poland
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 149 | 225 | 0.662 |
Source: [8]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | 15:30 | Germany |
3–0 | Canada |
25–15 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 75–52 | [8] | ||
| 4 Nov | 17:30 | Brazil |
3–0 | Poland |
25–16 | 25–8 | 25–11 | 75–35 | [8] | ||
| 5 Nov | 11:30 | Poland |
0–3 | Canada |
23–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 61–75 | [8] | ||
| 5 Nov | 15:45 | Brazil |
3–2 | Germany |
23–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 15–10 | 105–97 | [8] |
| 6 Nov | 11:30 | Germany |
3–0 | Poland |
25–18 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 75–53 | [8] | ||
| 6 Nov | 11:45 | Canada |
0–3 | Brazil |
23–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | 56–75 | [8] |
Pool D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 249 | 177 | 1.407 |
| 2 |  Ukraine
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 231 | 184 | 1.255 |
| 3 |  Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 207 | 158 | 1.310 |
| 4 |  Rwanda
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 206 | 163 | 1.264 |
Source: [8]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | 17:45 | Egypt |
3–0 | Netherlands |
25–11 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–49 | [8] | ||
| 4 Nov | 19:45 | Ukraine |
3–0 | Rwanda |
25–20 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 75–57 | [8] | ||
| 5 Nov | 11:45 | Netherlands |
3–2 | Rwanda |
20–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 108–103 | [8] |
| 5 Nov | 15:30 | Egypt |
3–1 | Ukraine |
25–15 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 99–81 | [8] | |
| 6 Nov | 09:00 | Rwanda |
0–3 | Egypt |
19–25 | 15–25 | 12–25 | 46–75 | [8] | ||
| 6 Nov | 15:30 | Ukraine |
3–0 | Netherlands |
25–18 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–50 | [8] |
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Bronze Medal match | Gold Medal match | |||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 November | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 11 November | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 November | ||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 November | 11 November | |||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 November | ||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 0 | Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||
Classification rounds edit
- 5–8th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 9 November | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||
| 10 November | ||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| 9 November | ||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Ukraine | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 10 November | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||
- 9–16th place bracket
| 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | ||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 November | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 November | ||||||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 3 | |||||||||
| Iraq | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 November | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Iraq | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 November | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 November | ||||||||||
| Rwanda | 1 | |||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
- 13–16th place bracket
| 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | |||||
| 9 November | ||||||
| Serbia | 1 | |||||
| 10 November | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| 9 November | ||||||
| Rwanda | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Rwanda | 3 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| 10 November | ||||||
| Serbia | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
Results edit
Round of 16 edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov | 09:00 | Iran |
3–0 | Japan |
25–5 | 25–18 | 25–9 | 75–32 | [8] | ||
| 7 Nov | 09:15 | Brazil |
3–0 | Rwanda |
25–21 | 25–14 | 25–10 | 75–45 | [8] | ||
| 7 Nov | 11:30 | United States |
3–2 | Iraq |
25–20 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 15–9 | 102–100 | [8] |
| 7 Nov | 11:45 | Ukraine |
3–1 | Canada |
25–21 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 99–93 | [8] | |
| 7 Nov | 15:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Croatia |
25–18 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 75–54 | [8] | ||
| 7 Nov | 15:45 | Egypt |
3–0 | Poland |
25–1 | 25–11 | 25–12 | 75–24 | [8] | ||
| 7 Nov | 18:45 | Kazakhstan |
3–0 | Serbia |
25–19 | 25–10 | 25–15 | 75–44 | [8] | ||
| 7 Nov | 19:00 | Germany |
3–0 | Netherlands |
25–10 | 25–10 | 25–14 | 75–34 | [8] |
Quarter Finals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov | 09:00 | Iran |
3–0 | United States |
25–18 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 75–50 | [8] | ||
| 8 Nov | 11:30 | Brazil |
3–0 | Ukraine |
25–14 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 75–53 | [8] | ||
| 8 Nov | 15:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Kazakhstan |
25–12 | 26–24 | 25–18 | 76–54 | [8] | ||
| 8 Nov | 19:00 | Egypt |
3–1 | Germany |
27–25 | 16–25 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 93–77 | [8] |
Semi Finals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | 15:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Egypt |
25–13 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 75–52 | [8] | ||
| 9 Nov | 19:00 | Iran |
3–0 | Brazil |
25–20 | 25–20 | 25–15 | 75–55 | [8] |
Bronze Medal match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | 11:45 | Egypt |
1–3 | Brazil |
21–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 93–96 | [8] |
Gold Medal match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0–3 | Iran |
24–26 | 30–32 | 12–25 | 66–83 | [8] |
Classification round edit
5–8 Semi Finals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | 15:45 | Ukraine |
1–3 | United States |
25–22 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 8–25 | 65–97 | [8] | |
| 9 Nov | 18:45 | Kazakhstan |
2–3 | Germany |
17–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 9–15 | 93–108 | [8] |
7th place match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | 15:30 | Kazakhstan |
3–2 | Ukraine |
25–21 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 23–25 | 19–17 | 115–101 | [8] |
5th place match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | 15:45 | Germany |
3–0 | United States |
25–8 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 75–45 | [8] |
9–16 Classification games edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov | 09:15 | Japan |
0–3 | Iraq |
15–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 53–75 | [8] | ||
| 8 Nov | 11:45 | Rwanda |
1–3 | Canada |
25–20 | 27–29 | 12–25 | 22–25 | 86–99 | [8] | |
| 8 Nov | 15:45 | Poland |
3–2 | Netherlands |
25–22 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 15–8 | 110–102 | [8] |
| 8 Nov | 18:45 | Croatia |
3–0 | Serbia |
25–13 | 25–12 | 25–23 | 75–48 | [8] |
9–12 Semi Finals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | 11:30 | Croatia |
3–0 | Poland |
25–18 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 75–58 | [8] | ||
| 9 Nov | 11:45 | Canada |
0–3 | Iraq |
17–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | [8] |
9th place match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | 11:45 | Croatia |
1–3 | Iraq |
25–18 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 92–93 | [8] |
11th place match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | 11:30 | Poland |
2–3 | Canada |
26–24 | 26–24 | 14–25 | 17–25 | 14–16 | 97–114 | [8] |
13–16 Semi Finals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | 09:00 | Serbia |
1–3 | Netherlands |
15–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 83–92 | [8] | |
| 9 Nov | 09:15 | Rwanda |
3–0 | Japan |
25–22 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–65 | [8] |
13th place match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | 09:15 | Netherlands |
0–3 | Rwanda |
22–25 | 19–25 | 27–29 | 68–79 | [8] |
15th place match edit
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Iran
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Brazil
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| 4 | Egypt
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| 5 | Kazakhstan
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| 6 | Ukraine
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| 7 | Germany
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| 8 | United States
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| 9 | Iraq
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| 10 | Croatia
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| 11 | Canada
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| 12 | Poland
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| 13 | Rwanda
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| 14 | Netherlands
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| 15 | Serbia
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| 16 | Japan
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| Qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics |
See also edit
- 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event
- 2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament
- 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Men's tournament
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Women's tournament
- Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Sarajevo to host the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley". April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sarajevo to host rearranged 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Mehrzad: We should be the heroes of our lives". World ParaVolley. 12 November 2022.
- ^ https://en.irna.ir/news/84939356/Iran-wins-2022-Sitting-Volleyball-World-Champs
- ^ "Iran Wins Eighth Men's Title at Sitting Volleyball World Championships - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency.
- ^ "China to host 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley". November 27, 2020.
- ^ "WPV announces official invitation list for 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships > World ParaVolley". June 20, 2022.
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