Two of World ParaVolley’s influential Women in Sport were shortlisted by the International Paralympic Committee in honour of their impact and leadership in sport – Ms. Irene Chang (MAS) and Dr. Hayat Khattab (EGY). While Carla Qualtrough of Canada was ultimately the top choice of the IPC, it is no...
The International Paralympic Committee has chosen the Rwandan Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team’s qualification for the Rio2016 Paralympic Games as the #3 moment on their Top 50 Moments of 2015! Rwanda defeated Egypt in the final match of the 2015 ParaVolley Africa Women’s Sitting Volleyball Championships in July, securing their spot...
Egypt’s men’s team and Rwanda’s women’s team took home the Gold medals today at the 2015 ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships. Both teams have thereby qualified for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. While the Rwandan men put up a good fight in the final, Egypt continued on the path they...
After five days of competition, the final day’s matches have been set. Egypt has continued to dominate the men’s competition, while Rwanda has maintained it’s position atop the women’s side. Egypt will face Rwanda in both the men’s and women’s gold medal matches on Tuesday, while the men’s bronze medal...
Some big wins for the host nation, as Rwanda defeated Egypt 3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 26-24) in women’s play, and the men defeated Kenya 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-17). At the end of four days of competition, Egypt remains atop the men’s standings, while Rwanda has overtaken Egypt for the top...
The ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships are underway, and competitors already have a few days of competition under their belts! After three days of good competition, both the Men’s and Women’s teams from Egypt sit atop the standings. For more details please visit the Rwanda ParaVolley website. Thursday Bulletin Friday...
The 2015 ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships for Men and Women have been confirmed for the 19th July until the 29th July to take place in Kigali, Rwanda. It is with huge thanks to the efforts of the ParaVolley Africa board and Mr Celestin Nzeyimana, the President of the Rwanda National Paralympic...
