Photo: Kyodo News Hesham Elshwikh led the delegation of Egypt in the ‘PARAde of Athletes’ and Liliane Mukobwankawe had the distinct honour of carrying the Paralympic flag to represent Para athletes from all over the world at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony held at the Olympic Stadium at...
Athens 2004 and Rio 2016 bronze medallist Hesham Elshwikh will be competing at his sixth Games and has been named as the one of the flag bearers of Egypt at Tuesday’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony. The six-time Paralympian, 45, will be carrying the flag for Egypt along with...
Egypt coach Mosaad Elaiuty is looking for more than just a bronze medal finish at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The African powerhouse team prevailed against hosts Brazil in a five-set encounter for a bronze medal finish at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. This time in the Japanese capital, the Egyptian...
The sitting volleyball tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games starts on Friday, August 27 and ends with women’s gold medal match on September 5. Eight teams per gender will compete in Tokyo. The men’s tournament comprise of hosts Japan, reigning Olympic and world champions Iran, Bosnia Herzegovina, RPC, Brazil,...
It is with great enthusiasm that World ParaVolley endorses Ms. Michelle Schiffler, sitting volleyball athlete, as a candidate for the upcoming IPC Athletes’ Council elections. Michelle has had a lengthy career in sitting volleyball, representing Team USA at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games where she won silver...
The full match schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Men’s and Women’s Sitting Volleyball Tournaments has been confirmed. Competition will begin on 27 August, three days after the Opening Ceremony, and will end on 5 September, the final day of the Paralympics. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics have been postponed...
The athletes set to represent Canada in women’s sitting volleyball at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games this summer have been selected, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Volleyball Canada announced today. The team is returning 11 players who together captured a bronze medal at the Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games....
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Tokyo 2020) began publishing the third and final editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks on 15 June (Tuesday). These comprehensive guidelines, which are a key part of the...
Thirty-four-year-old Dominik Albrecht led Germany’s campaign to claim the remaining spot for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, showcasing his powerful spikes that merited an MVP award at the conclusion of Paralympic Games Men’s Qualification Tournament in Duisburg. Albrecht talked to World ParaVolley and shared his outlook on his second Parlaympic...
From IPC The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Tokyo 2020) have today launched the second editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks, with the version for Athletes and Team Officials. Building on February’s publication, the new Playbooks...
