The Tokyo Paralympics and Sitting Volleyball Men will play the final round of the qualifying league on the 31st, and Japan will lose to Bosnia and Herzegovina with a set count of 0 to 3 and will be in a ranking match to decide 7th and 8th place with 3 consecutive losses. I did.
Sitting volleyball is a competition played by a team of six players with disabilities such as legs, and is played while sitting on a court smaller than ordinary volleyball.
In the qualifying league held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, eight participating teams will be divided into four teams to play in a round robin, and the top two teams will advance to the semi-finals.
Japan, which is ranked 12th in the world ranking, has played against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who is ranked 4th in the world, on the 31st in two consecutive losses in the qualifying league.
Japan responded tenaciously to Bosnia and Herzegovina's strong spikes in the first set, but was gradually pushed to concede consecutive goals and dropped 13 to 25.
In the second set that followed, 52-year-old veteran Masahiko Kato scored a serve and spikes, and there was a time when Japan held the pace, such as scoring 5 consecutive points, but again at the end, the opponent's strong spikes were decided. I dropped it 15 to 25.
In the third set, Japan lost 13 to 25 and lost a straight with a set count of 0 to 3.
Japan will face China in the ranking match to decide 7th and 8th place on the 2nd after losing 3 consecutive games in the qualifying league.