London 2012 Team Sport Qualifications Complete
23.03.2012All countries competing at the Paralympics are now known for: Football 5-a-Side, Football 7-a-Side, Goalball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby and Sitting Volleyball.
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All countries competing at the Paralympics are now known for: Football 5-a-Side, Football 7-a-Side, Goalball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby and Sitting Volleyball.
Canada's men's Wheelchair Basketball team will be one to watch at London 2012.
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Allison Aldrich USA celebrate a point during the Sitting Volleyball match between China and USA at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
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Japan will once again compete in Wheelchair Rugby.
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When Great Britain accepted a slot in the London 2012 Paralympic Games men's Sitting Volleyball competition on Friday (23 March), it completed the team sport qualifications for the Games.
The Paralympics will run from 29 August - 9 September in London, and the countries competing in the team sports are as follows:
Football 5-a-Side
Brazil, China, France, Spain, Great Britain, Argentina, Iran, Turkey.
Football 7-a-Side
Ukraine, Brazil, Iran, Great Britain, Russia, the Netherlands, Argentina, USA.
Goalball
Men: Finland, Turkey, Belgium, Canada, Lithuania, China, Iran, Sweden, Algeria, Brazil, Great Britain, Korea.
Women: Canada, USA, Sweden, China, Finland, Great Britain, Denmark, Australia, Japan, Brazil.
Wheelchair Basketball
Men: South Africa, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Australia, Canada, USA, Colombia.
Women: Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, Australia, China, USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico.
Wheelchair Rugby
Belgium, Sweden, France, Great Britain, Canada, USA, Australia, Japan.
Sitting Volleyball
Men: Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Great Britain, Russia, Brazil, Rwanda, Germany, Morocco, China.
Women: China, USA, Ukraine, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Brazil, Japan.