The World ParaVolley Board of Directors has released a Position Statement related to COVID-19. The Position Statement specifies the stance that World ParaVolley has taken in relation to competitions and courses and COVID19 for the rest of the 2020 year. It is subject to ongoing review at regular intervals and...
The year 2020 is a year in which World ParaVolley would typically hold its biennial General Assembly. Earlier in 2020, World ParaVolley announced that we would hold the General Assembly in December in Arnhem, Netherlands. However, given the fact that COVID-19 has become a major international issue over the past...
From WADA The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish a Question and Answer (Q&A) document related to anti-doping and COVID-19, which is an update to the document that the Agency published on 23 March 2020. Once again, it was developed in consultation with WADA’s Athlete Committee. Click HERE...
From the Board of Directors: The Board of World ParaVolley fully supports the decision to postpone the Paralympic Games into 2021 in the interests of the health and safety of our athletes and officials. We recognize that the athletes, coaches, and federations now have to redesign training schedules in order...
Today, the International Paralympic Committee, along with the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, came to the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From the IPC: Following the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President...
World ParaVolley is pleased to advise that ParaVolley Egypt has been chosen by the Board as the host of the 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup (men and women), replacing China at the last minute, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The inaugural World Cup competition will take place in Cairo, Egypt...
Important Message to all World ParaVolley Members RE: The coronavirus outbreak in China and the 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup As you are aware, there is great concern about the outbreak of the coronavirus around the world now with more cases being reported every day. It also appears that airlines...
World ParaVolley and ParaVolley Europe, with the close cooperation of Odbojkarski klub Spodnja Savinska (Slovenia), are pleased to officially announce the following courses. Level 2 Referee Course Level 1 and 2 Technical Official Courses (TD and Jury) Level 1 and 2 Classifier Courses These courses are made possible thanks to...
As we draw 2019 to a close, it is interesting to reflect on the development of World ParaVolley over the past 12 months led by the Board and Commissions. Some activities have been particularly significant and ground-breaking. External Relationships We now have new and very positive informal and formal relationships...
The IPC has released a major update to the Tokyo 2020 Qualification Regulations. There is an important update in the Sitting Volleyball section (pages 129-132). https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/qualification-criteria The change is the following: “Athlete Eligibility To be eligible for selection by an NPC, athletes must: have played in at least one international,...
