Hangzhou, China, 13 June 2025 – Hosts China surged from the semi-finals on Friday to set up the title match with Iran in the women’s event and Kazakhstan in the men’s event of the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships. China women were first to confirm their finals appearance via...
Hangzhou, China, 10 June 2025 – The Preliminary Round of the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships concluded on Wednesday at the WPV Development Centre, confirming the semi-finalists for women and men. Hosts China, Thailand, Iran and Japan confirmed their women’s semi-finals slots, while the men’s Final Four include China,...
Hangzhou, China, 10 June 2025 – Competition at the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships continued on Tuesday at the WPV Development Centre in China’s Zheijang province with several teams strengthening their stake toward the title. In the women’s Event, titleholders and hosts China debuted in Group A with a...
Hangzhou, China, 9 June 2025 – Thailand and Japan commenced their bid in the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships, celebrating double wins against respective opponents at the WPV Development Centre on Monday. The Thai women were first to register a victory with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-14) match...
Hangzhou, China, 8 June 2025 – Seven women’s teams and eight men’s teams are set to chase the title at the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Championships, slated from June 9-14, 2025 in Zhejiang Province’s capital city. The Championships’ Opening Ceremony, held at the at the WPV Development Centre on Sunday...
L-R: Jung Yoo Yeon, Sari Mannersuo, Lori Okimura, Irene Chang, Spela Plesnik, Marie-Claude Richer, Krisztina Arpas, Amina Elsergany When Lori Okimura assumed the post as World Paravolley President in January 2024, she knew the kind of vision she had for the highest governing body of the one of fastest growing...
Hesham Elshwikh had all the energy to retell Egypt’s bronze-winning moment at the North Paris Arena, even after enduring a hard-fought five-setter against Germany at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Friday afternoon. “I am happy for the team that we could win this medal for our country,” he said....
Erik Kaskabayev spent his Wednesday evening pouring his heart into what may have been the best match in his sporting life. He just helped propel the Kazakhstan team to its best finish ever in their Paralympics history, scoring 11 big points in the Asian side’s 3-0 defeat of Brazil at...
Hangzhou, China, October 22, 2023 – Representatives of sitting volleyball were called upon to participate in the Opening Ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games Hangzhou 2022 held on Sunday evening at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Xia Xin, one of the International Technical Officials serving as referee in...
Astana, Kazakhstan, 8 July 2023 – Titleholders Iran captured the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball Asian Zone Championship trophy in the men’s competition after a 3-0 triumph (25-21, 25-14, 25-17) over hosts Kazakhstan on Saturday at the Jekpe -Jek Sports Centre. As Iran have previously qualified for the upcoming Paralympic Games,...
