Iran’s men’s national sitting volleyball team is one win away from competing for another gold medal in the Paralympics and one of the tallest people in the world is leading the squad. Morteza Mehrzad, ...

At two meters, 46 centimeters (eight foot, one inch) tall, Morteza Mehrzadselakjani is the not-so-secret weapon of Iran’s sitting volleyball team. The tallest Paralympian in history and the ...

Sitting volleyball is a sport designed for athletes with physical disabilities, played on a smaller court with a lower net that is under 4 feet high. Players move around the court while seated, making ...

PARIS — Sitting volleyball is a Paralympic sport played close to the ground: Players scoot around the court and hit over a net that stands just under 4 feet (1.15 meters). So having the world’s second ...

Jalil Koohpayehzadeh said that as part of the preparation program for Iran’s national men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams, negotiations have been held with Kazakhstan and Russia to organize a ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has defeated the United States 3-0 at a home volleyball game attended by 12,000 people and broadcast live on state TV. Iran won the first set 25-19, the second by 29-27 and ...

Iran had defeated Nigeria, China, Saudi Arabia, China and India on their way to the final match. Iran’s girls’ teal also finished in sixth place in the competition. The ISF U15 World School Volleyball ...

TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Hosts Japan began their men's volleyball campaign with their first victory at the Olympics in 29 years while Iran edged Poland in a five-set epic in their Pool A openers at ...

TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Brazil came back from two sets down to beat Argentina in a thrilling men's Olympic volleyball match while world champions Poland put the disappointment of a shock opening ...

CHICAGO -- Iran filed a diplomatic protest against the United States on Monday after its national men's volleyball team experienced a "prolonged delay" at a Chicago airport, the Islamic Republic News ...