Classification rounds will decide positions 5-8 in the Men's and Women's Sitting Volleyball at the CAU Gymnasium on Thursday, September 11.
Ukraine v Latvia (Women)
- Ukraine had an easy win over Japan in their final preliminary match.
- Player to watch on the Ukrainian team is high scorer Ilona Yudina.
- Latvia finished the preliminaries in fourth position of pool B only winning one set against Lithuania.
- Irina Jermolenko is Latvia's top-scorer followed closely by Zanna Skutane.
China v Japan (Men)
- China have already proven their capabilities with a win over Iraq.
- China spikers Zhang Zhongmin and Wang Haidong will be looking to get some more points on the board.
- The newcomers Japan are yet to win a set in the tournament
- Japan have improved their form during the preliminary matches and will put up a fight against China.
Lithuania v Japan (Women)
- Lithuania in their Paralympic Sitting Volleyball debut beat Latvia to finish in third position of pool B.
- Japan won one set in the preliminaries against Slovenia.
- Lithuania are currently ranked world No. 6 and Japan are world No. 10.
Brazil v Iraq (Men)
- Brazil is coming off their first victory of the tournament against Japan.
- Iraq have not won a set yet in the preliminaries.
- Players to watch will be Iraq's Hadi Juboori and Brazil's spiking duo Renato Leite and Wescley Oliveira.
(BOCOG September 11, 2008)