Dangjin Newspaper, a local newspaper in Korea, produced content to introduce sports for people with disabilities by presenting it through articles and videos. This special feature includes seven sports, including boccia, Para lawn ball, goalball, Para badminton, Para bowling, Para rowing and sitting volleyball. Currently, the society is centred around...
Seventeen players have been summoned to a training camp by Iran as the reigning world and Paralympic champions begin their preparations for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Head coach Hadi Rezaei have selected Sadegh Bigdeli, Hamidreza Abbasi, Mahdi Babadi, Alireza Poursemnani, Majid Lashgari, Ramezan Salehi, Morteza Mehrzad, Hossein Golestani, Mohammad...
The organising committee of the 2026 Asian Para Games (AINAGOC) unveiled the emblem and slogan for the Games taking place in the City of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture from 18-24 October 2026. The emblem utilises similar shapes to those used in the Asian Games emblem but has its own unique...
Up to 12% of people in Vanuatu have a disability and are often excluded from community activities. Sport is emerging as a key focus to get people with disability participating in community events and activities. Sports like Sitting Volleyball are emerging as a main driver for inclusion and Vanuatu Volleyball,...
Sitting volleyball will be one of the 18 sports included in the official sports programme of the next edition of the Asian Para Games in the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, which will take place between October 18 and 24 in 2026. ...
Pieter Joon was inducted to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame Class of 2022, making him the very first inductee from ParaVolley. This year, Kari Miller-Ortiz of the United States and Hadi Rezaei of Iran are among the 16 nominees for the 2023 International Volleyball Hall of Fame Induction. Fans...
After successfully hosting the 11th ASEAN Para Games earlier this year in Solo, Indonesia, where sitting volleyball was featured as one of the most popular disciplines, the nation is making significant efforts to foster the development of the sport through organisation of local tournaments. The West Java Paralympic Committee is...
Paralympians Sadegh Bigdeli of Iran and Heidi Peters of Canada belong to the second group of elected athletes who will join the representatives of ParaVolley Europe, ParaVolley Africa and ParaVolley Pan America in the WPV Athletes’ Commission. Bigdeli and Peters will serve as the PVAO Representative and Global Representative, respectively....
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and HAPGOC, the local organising committee, announced that the 4th edition of the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, originally scheduled to be held in October this year, will now be held from October 22 to 28, 2023. The decision on the new dates came after discussions...
World ParaVolley has received the final report of technical delegate Irene Chang, following the conclusion of the sitting volleyball event at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia. “I congratulate Irene Chang on being a very effective TD for this event and for her great report. Many thanks, Irene,...
