Two sitting volleyball team events were held at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, one for men and one for women.

The Tokyo Games were the fifth time the women's sitting volleyball event was contested.

[1] The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[2][3] There were 16 teams (8 male, 8 female) that competed in the competition.

[4][5] During the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the USA women won the event for the first time beating China in the final.