Following the conclusion of the 2024 World ParaVolley Final Paralympics Qualifier held in Dali, China, the stage is now set for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with Ukraine Men and Slovenia Women clinching the final qualification spots. “The qualification pathway for the Paris Paralympics was long and faced many challenges...
To mark 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a promotional film that addresses the romantic stereotypes of what some people think the Paralympics represent versus the brutal reality of high-performance sport. Paul McCartney’s 1984 seminal song We All Stand...
Iran’s Paris 2024 Paralympic Games campaign gains momentum as their fourth stage of the men’s sitting volleyball national team’s preparation camp is set to take place from April 29 to May 6 in Tabriz. This stage of the preparation camp serves as a pivotal moment for their athletes ahead of...
With just over 100 days to go until the 2024 Paris Paralympics, excitement is building in Colorado Springs. Team USA’s sitting volleyball squad, which won gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, is gearing up for another shot at glory. This past weekend, athletes from all over the country came...
Sixteen spots have already been filled (8 teams per gender) for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sitting volleyball tournament. Here’s what you need to know about the Paralympic Qualification process for Paris 2024. Which teams have qualified? HOSTS As the host country, the men’s and women’s teams of France have...
The 2024 WPV Sitting Volleyball Final Paralympics Qualifiers for Men and Women, presented by Delin Company, has concluded, with Slovenia and Ukraine emerging victorious in the final round and earning their tickets to the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris. Slovenia’s journey from Dali to Paris was nothing short of spectacular,...
Denys Bytchenko and Roman Pryshchepa led Ukraine exact sweet revenge in a captivating men’s final showdown against the United States in the 2024 WPV Sitting Volleyball Final Paralympics Qualifier, presented by Delin Company, with a scoreline of 3-0 (25-17, 32-30, 25-18) at the Dali International Olympic Sports Centre on Wednesday....
Valentyna Brik’s dazzling display of offence guided Slovenia to an epic 3-2 (25-13, 11-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13) victory over Iran in the women’s final of the 2024 WPV Sitting Volleyball Paralympics Qualifier Final, Presented by Delin Company, at Dali International Olympic Sports Centre on Wednesday. The European powerhouse clinched the...
The true measure of an athlete’s character often transcends the bounds of physical strength. It’s a narrative woven not just with victories, but with the determined spirit that propels one forward through adversity. Ukraine men’s sitting volleyball stalwart Denys Bytchenko epitomizes this ethos of resilience and determination. “I’ve been playing...
In 2019, Klara Vrabic found solace in sitting volleyball after cancer altered her path from able-bodied volleyball. Now 22, she balances sports and studies at the University of Ljubljana, fuelled by a passion for teaching. “I’ve been playing sitting volleyball since 2019. But before my illness, I also played volleyball,”...
