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| Sitting volleyball at the 2014 Asian Para Games | |
|---|---|
| Location | Incheon, South Korea |
| Dates | 7–11 October |
Sitting volleyball at the 2018 Asian Para Games in South Korea. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Iran
|  China
|  Iraq
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| Women | China
| Iran
|  Japan
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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