[Video] Sitting Volleyball

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　　　　CCTV News (Chinese World): In one of the 20 events of the Beijing Paralympic Games, all athletes sit on the ground to compete, which is sitting volleyball. Sitting volleyball originated in the Netherlands in 1956. In 1980, men’s sitting volleyball first entered the Paralympic Games as an official event. At the 12th Paralympic Games held in Athens in 2004, women’s sitting volleyball was listed as an official event, and China won the championship in one fell swoop. Let’s take a look at sitting volleyball.

　　　　The sitting volleyball competition in Paralympic Games is basically the same as that in Olympic Games, but the difference is that athletes need to sit on the floor to compete, and the venue is smaller than that in Olympic Games.

　　　　　　Project setting

　　　　There are men’s and women’s volleyball competitions in Beijing Paralympic Games, which are divided into four stages: preliminaries, qualifying, semi-finals and finals. The sitting volleyball competition of Beijing Paralympic Games will be held in the gymnasium of China Agricultural University from September 7 to 15, 2008.

　　　　　　Athlete classification

　　　　The players who take part in the sitting volleyball competition in the Paralympic Games are composed of amputees, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities, among which amputees are the main ones. Athletes participating in the competition must first meet the minimum grading standard of physical disability. According to the sitting volleyball rules, at most one of the six players on the field has reached the minimum grading standard.

　　　　　Venue equipment

　　　　The paralympic sitting volleyball competition venue is divided into competition area and barrier-free area with two different colors. The playing field is a rectangle of 10m× 6m, and the center line connects the ends of two sideline lines on the Internet. This sideline line divides the playing field into two equal playing fields, and each playing field has an attack line 2m away from the center line to mark the frontcourt area. The barrier-free area outside the sideline line of the playing field is at least 4m wide, and the width outside the end line is at least 6m wide. The barrier-free space above the competition venue must be at least 10 meters high, and the ground of the venue must be flat, and there must be no hidden dangers that may hurt the players. All the boundaries in the field are white, with a width of 5 cm. The two net posts are at the center line and fixed at least 1 meter away from the sideline. The height of the net is 1.15m for men and 1.05m for women. Paralympics sitting volleyball ball specifications are the same as Olympic volleyball. Athletes are allowed to wear trousers and shorts, and they can wear bandages, but they are not allowed to wear thick sports trousers or shorts, and the styles of the whole team must be consistent.

　　　　　　　game

　　　　Paralympics sitting volleyball is a team event, which basically follows the rules of perfect volleyball, but there are some special provisions. The six players on each team must sit on the court to play the game. During the game, the defender can directly intercept the serve. There are also some special regulations about hips off the ground. During the competition, athletes’ hips must keep in contact with the ground, and they are not allowed to stand and walk. When serving, hitting, blocking and attacking shots, their hips are not allowed to lift off the ground. Defenders can lift off for a short time when saving a ball that is far away. As long as it does not interfere with the opponent’s game, the legs or feet of the players are allowed to cross the center line, but they should be taken back to the field immediately.

　　　　Before the start of the sitting volleyball competition, the athletes will enter the stadium collectively and salute the audience, which is a sign of respect for the audience, and the audience should also respond to the athletes with warm applause. Appreciating the sitting volleyball match requires the audience to treat the special rules of the court with an understanding attitude because of the particularity of the objective existence. Angels with broken wings can also fly. Disabled athletes overcome their physical defects with tenacious perseverance and bring us beautiful enjoyment. Let’s give them the warmest applause for their wonderful performance.

Editor: Hu Wei?