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,...
Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines have collectively and unanimously expressed their support and called for further cooperation in the development of sitting volleyball in the Southeast Asian region. During the 11th ASEAN Para Games Solo 2022 in Indonesia, a Coaches’ Workshop was conducted for the participating teams on...
WPV Honorary Life Member and multi-medalled coach Hadi Rezaei will be back at the helm of the Iranian men’s sitting volleyball team after inspiring Iran to its seventh Paralympic Games gold medal. The Iranian federation brought back Rezaei, who had left as national team coach less than a year ago...
Iranian coach Alireza Moameri has been appointed by the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV) as the new head coach of the men’s sitting volleyball national team on Thursday, February 11. The Tehran-born 67-year-old tactician has an extensive list of successes with the Iran men’s national team in the Paralympic discipline, including...
Seven-time Paralympic gold medallists Iran have named Farid Saebi as their new head coach following the departure of long-time coach Hadi Rezaei, the team announced on Wednesday. Rezaei announced his retirement from the national team after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, where he steered Iran in claiming its ninth medal....
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — To a beautiful melody, Wang Yanan danced rhythmically with a sweet smile on her face. Without carefully looking, it’s hard to tell that her left leg is actually a prosthesis. “I have been fond of singing and dancing since I was a child. I want...
