World champions Iran and hosts Egypt will contest the 2023 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup final, following their victories over Ukraine and Germany in Cairo on Thursday. The reigning world titlists ripped the chances of Ukraine with a from-the-front 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-22) victory in the first semifinal. The...
The men’s semifinal showdowns are set between Iran and Ukraine, and Egypt and Germany, following their quarterfinal victories in the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday. World champions Iran defeated Iraq 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-13), facing Ukraine in the final four after the Europeans beat...
Hosts Egypt, Iran, China and Germany topped their respective groups to lead the men’s quarterfinal draw, while Iraq, Japan, Brazil and Ukraine locked their quarterfinal spots as second placers of their group in the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. As China have confirmed their spot last...
Defending world champions Iran and Brazil had mixed fortunes on Day 3 of the 2023 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Cairo. The Iranian men’s team played their first World Cup match on Monday, beating fellow Asian team Japan 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-21), while the Brazilian women’s team fell...
After losing to hosts Egypt on Saturday night, Iraq started their Sunday morning right in the 2023 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup with a sensational victory over African rivals Rwanda 3-2 (25-22, 16-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-13) in men’s Group A. Asian side Japan also faced an African squad in...
The 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup started with one match on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt. The event was launched with an opening ceremony before hosts Egypt took on Iraq in the first match of the men’s competition. Watch the Opening Ceremony Full match – IRQ v EGY Opening Ceremony...
World Abilitysport President Rudi Van Den Abeele and CEO Charmaine Hooper sign an agreement with Lori Okimura, Vice President of World ParaVolley World Abilitysport offers a range of sports and development opportunities for people with physical impairments, headlined by its biennial World Games. It has a long history of supporting...
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy have secured their spots for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, following their respective title victories in the 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships at Palamare Valter Vicentini on Sunday. Bosnia and Herzegovina bagged their 11th continental title after a fantastic comeback to win 3-2 (18-25,...
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany have rocketed into the men’s final contention on the back of a seven-match winning streak, while Italy and Slovenia cruised to the women’s finals with six wins in a row at the 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships at Palamare Valter Vicentini on Saturday. Across those...
Ukraine, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Germany secured their spots in the semifinals of the 2023 Sitting Volleyball Men’s European Championship with victories at Palamare Valter Vicentini on Friday. Ukraine climbed back from a 2-1 set deficit behind the outstanding effort of Denys Bytechenko to knock out Croatia in tie-break...
