Volleyball
Two-time Paralympic champion forced to sleep on floor at 2024 Games because he can’t fit on Olympic Village bed
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Iranian Paralympian sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzad is forced to sleep on the floor of his room in the Olympic Village because he is too tall to fit on a bed.
Mehrzad is a two-time Paralympic champion in volleyball. The athlete’s height is 2 meters 46 centimeters. The reason for such a gigantic height of Mehrzad is a rare congenital disease acromegaly. Morteza also suffered a serious pelvic fracture when he was 15 years old, which is why his right leg is 15 cm shorter than his left.
“He doesn’t have a special bed, but he has the most important goal in his mind. It doesn’t matter to him whether he sleeps on the floor or doesn’t eat. In any case, he has the intention to become a champion,” RMC Sport quotes the head coach of the Iranian team, Hadi Rezaigarkani, as saying.
Mehrzad did not receive an individual bed, as he did at the previous Games in Tokyo 2020, so he has to sleep on the floor.
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Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
The Kazan team Dynamo-Ak Bars beat Zarechye-Odintsovo in the final of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among women’s teams.
The decisive match took place on Sunday in Kaliningrad and ended in victory for Dynamo with a score of 3–2 (25:18, 25:27, 25:10, 22:25, 15:9).
“Dynamo-Ak Bars” wins the Russian Super Cup for the second year in a row and the fourth time in history. This is the best result in the history of the tournament, Dynamo Moscow has three victories, Lokomotiv from Kaliningrad has one.
The current Russian Super Cup was held for the first time in the Final Four format.
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Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
Volleyball
Volleyball players of St. Petersburg “Zenith” defeated Novosibirsk “Lokomotiv” in a match of the Russian championship
Zenit from St. Petersburg beat Novosibirsk Lokomotiv in a match of the Russian Volleyball Championship among men’s teams.
The meeting took place on Sunday in St. Petersburg and ended in victory for the home team with a score of 3–0 (25:17, 25:20, 25:22).
Zenit scored 32 points and ranks fourth in the standings, Lokomotiv (33 points) is third.
On Tuesday, Lokomotiv from Novosibirsk announced the extension of the contract with head coach Plamen Konstantinov until the end of the 2027/28 season.
In another match of the game day, Orenburg defeated MSTU – 3-0 (25:18, 25:14, 25:19).
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Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
Volleyball
“Zarechye-Odintsovo” and Kazan “Dynamo-Ak Bars” will play in the final of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup
The Zarechye-Odintsovo volleyball players defeated Lokomotiv Kaliningrad in the semi-finals of the Russian Super Cup.
The meeting took place on Saturday and ended with the victory of Zarechye-Odintsovo in a tiebreaker – 29:27, 28:30, 25:20, 14:25, 16:14.
In the other semi-final, Kazan Dynamo-Ak Bars defeated St. Petersburg Leningradka with a score of 3–0 (25:18, 25:15, 25:16).
The final will take place in Kaliningrad on Sunday, December 21.
Previously, the trophy was played between two teams – the winner of the Russian Championship and the winner of the Russian Cup; this year the format was expanded to four clubs.
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Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
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