An RPC team won the men's sitting volleyball silver medal at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images

Men's group winners all progressed in straight sets at the European Sitting Volleyball Championships at the Antalya Sports Hall in Kemer.

Germany beat Georgia, Ukraine saw off the Czech Republic, Paralympic bronze medallists Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated France and defending champions Russia swept aside Italy.

Serbia beat Hungary to set up a quarter-final with Russia, Croatia's straight-sets win against Latvia earned them a match versus Germany and the Dutch handily beat Slovenia to advance to play Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the game of the round and a back-and-forth affair, Poland saw off hosts Turkey.

The Poles held their nerve in sets three and four to win 25-13, 18-25, 28-26, 25-22.

Ukraine await in the last eight.

As well as Bosnia and Herzegovina winning bronze at Tokyo 2020, a Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) team finished men's runners-up.


In the women's contest in Kemer, The Netherlands, Croatia and Turkey were all eliminated as the group stage came to an end.

Germany topped Group A with five wins from five, dropping only one set, while defending champions Russia won all four of their Group B games and also only dropped one set.

Men's and women's quarter-finals are due to be played tomorrow.