World ParaVolley introduced Iran men’s sitting volleyball as the top team in the latest 2023 Rolling World Ranking list.
According to the World Para Volley's
announcement, Iran men’s sitting volleyball remained top of the latest 2023
Rolling World Ranking list.
Male sitting volleyball players of
Iran have secured the top place in the world ranking list with 4500 points
while the country’s female squad has landed 13th with 1048 points.
Bosnia & Herzegovina and Brazil’s
men are second and third with 3920 and 3673 points respectively.
Iranian Sitting Volleyball Domination in the
World
Ranked atop over the past four
decades as the most decorated team in sitting volleyball, Iran’s star-studded
team remained unrivaled during 9 Paralympic appearances with 7 gold and 2
silver medals.
Iran Men’s Sitting Volleyball Team
was in great shape this whole competition year. Defending champions won the men’s
eighth title at the World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The First Titles in:
World Games– 1985
The Kristiansand, Norway 1985
edition, featured the debut of Iran’s appearance in the World Championships
where the Iranian men’s sitting volleyball team provided a formidable
barrier among its opponents. The Iranian team unbelievably defeated the
Netherlands- reigning champion/title holder- achieving its moment of glory in
the final match to clinch the title that was the beginning of a powerful appearance
of our team at international, regional, world, and Paralympic stages. Since the
1985 World Championships, Iran has not finished lower than third in any WC
competitions.
Paralympic Games– 1988
In the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games,
with the participation of 10 teams, the Iranian men’s sitting volleyball team
was crowned for the first time and was standing atop the podium by grabbing the
gold medal to stamp their world-class status in the Paralympic scene.
FESPIC and APG Games- 2006
In November 2006, the 9th and last
edition of FESPIC Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was held where I.R. Iran NPC
could enter 8 teams to participate. Iran’s national sitting volleyball (M) won
the gold medal when the zone of Asia was recognized by the IPC, and thus the
inclusion of sitting volleyball in the Asian para games was practically
fulfilled. Iran also continued its dominance of men’s sitting volleyball,
winning the Asian Para Games title three consecutive times, from 2010 t0 2018.
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Rolling ranking points
This rolling ranking list was
compiled using points allocated from the following competitions:
2020 Paralympic Games
2020 PG Qualifying event
2022 World Championships
Two Zonal Championships (2017 or
2019/2021)
The Rolling Ranking points are
compiled using the points allocated from the last competition of each kind
except the Zonals, where two competitions are used.
For full Men’s Rolling Rankings
updated 16 January 2023 – CLICK HERE
For full Women’s Rolling Rankings
updated 16 January 2023 – CLICK HERE
The 2022 World ParaVolley ranking
points calculation system- CLICK HERE