The men’s and women’s sitting volleyball tournaments will be held from Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, September 7 during ...

After a short respite following the Paris Olympics, the city is soon jolting back to life for the Paralympics. One of the most intense and exciting sports on the schedule is sitting volleyball, which ...

When people hear that Nicky Nieves plays sitting volleyball, they assume it means playing volleyball on a scooter or in a wheelchair. "No, we're actually on the floor," Nicky told WH. "We're sitting ...

Sitting on the floor, Morteza Mehrzadselakjani’s raised arms stretch well over six feet. Standing up, the Iranian Paralympian measures eight feet one inch, making him the tallest athlete in the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the action-packed adaptive sport of sitting volleyball, Kaleo Kanahele Maclay may be the best sitting setter in the world. She scoots across the court on her hands and ...

Paralympian and two-time sitting volleyball gold medalist Monique Burkland Matthews said it was “fate” that she ended up in Oklahoma. Born in Nevada, Matthews’ family followed her grandfather to ...

FORT BLISS, Texas -- Gravity is the great equalizer for elements on earth. Just like gravity, the gym floor plays the same role in sitting volleyball. Everyone is nearly eye-to-eye, straining muscles ...

Monique Matthews wants to make sitting volleyball a household name. Matthews, 32, began playing the sport in 2010 and had no prior volleyball experience. It took her over a year to pick up the skills ...

EDMOND, Okla. (Army News Service, Jan. 12, 2011) -- Thirty wounded warriors from as far as Europe and Hawaii descended last week on this small bedroom community north of Oklahoma City to hone their ...