The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), through a letter, confirmed on Tuesday the election of Croatia sitting volleyball star and captain Ivan Cosic to the inaugural WADA Athlete Council. In line with recent governance reforms that are being implemented to ensure that athlete views and experiences are integrated within all levels...
Czech Republic extended their reign at the Bronze Nations League after their 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22) win over Estonia at Gymnase Alice Milliat on Sunday. Czech Republic came out the gates in the first set with a 12-6 advantage but Estonia overcame their service blunders to reduce the gap...
Four nations will be competing in the 2022 Men’s Sitting Volleyball European Bronze Nations League from July 8 to 10 in the French city of Lyon. France will host Estonia, Great Britain and defending champions Czech Republic in the three-day competition. The Czechs won the inaugural event in 2021. The...
Beach paravolley was featured in the AeQuilibrium Beach Volley Marathon, part of the first Italian beach volleyball tournament that will have athletes at all levels, with or without a disability, competing together in the Northern Italian town of Bibione on May 13 to 15. Dubbed as a tournament with no boundaries,...
The World ParaVolley Board has selected the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina as the replacement host for the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships for men and women to be held in November with the exact dates to be finalised subject to contract negotiation. World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner OAM...
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...
Russia won its third straight women’s European title while Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Bosnia and Herzegovina bagged its second consecutive men’s title at the conclusion of the 2021 European Sitting Volleyball Championships on Saturday in Kemer, Turkey. The women’s final was a repeat of the 2019 championship as Russia defeated...
A record 16 men’s teams are on the starting line to contest the highest sitting volleyball continental title of all with the 2021 European Championship kicking off here tomorrow at this holiday resort on the eastern Mediterranean. All eyes are on Russia and Bosnia & Herzegovina in their continuing rivalry...
The women’s tournament sets the ball rolling on Sunday, as the historic combined double gender 2021 European Sitting Volleyball Championship kicks off for a week-long extravaganza of a total 95 matches (39 women’s) that will keep the continent entertained over the next seven days. With eleven participating teams, the women’s...
Kemer, Turkey, 15 October 2021 – Branko Mihorko of Slovenia will remain president of ParaVolley Europe for another four years, the General Assembly of the zonal association confirmed here on Friday, just two days before the start of the 20th men’s and 15th women’s European Championships. Isabelle Collot of France,...
