Abstract
The importance of the study is to know the historical events of the game of volleyball for the disabled from the sitting position, the development that took place in it, and the date of its establishment. The study aims to identify the history of the emergence of the game and the establishment of the International Federation of Volleyball from the sitting position that it supervises, as well as the country that adopted and cared for the game of volleyball for the disabled and conducted its first competitions until it reached an internationally recognized Olympic game as well as knowing the results of some Olympic tournaments and concluded The researchers found that the game of volleyball from a sitting position is not a result of chance, but rather has ancient and deep roots in the foot. The first of them is in ancient civilizations in Africa, Asia, America and Europe, and that the large number of wars in the world, in addition to disability from birth, is the main reason for the emergence of this game, as the goal was It is necessary to involve the disabled participants in the rehabilitation field first and secondly in the recreational field for the disabled. Volleyball originated from a sitting position in the Netherlands (1956) as a combination of two types of volleyball from a standing position and from a sitting position. The first official appearance of the sitting volleyball game was within the program of the Paralympic Games in Arnhem (1980). The Netherlands won their first gold medal in seated volleyball, and women's volleyball was added in Athens (2004), where China won their first Paralympic title. And the sport of the disabled does not stop at a known limit, and perhaps other games will be added to them to involve them in the world of healthy people.
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