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...
Paris 2024 unveiled the medals for the Paralympic and Olympic Games on 8 February. For the first time in the history of the Games, each medal is decorated with a highly symbolic and priceless piece of metal – the original iron from the Eiffel Tower. By placing a piece of...
The Egyptian men’s national sitting volleyball team won the gold medal at the African Zone Championship held in Lagos, Nigeria, becoming the first Egyptian Para team to stamp their ticket to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Egypt’s men’s team blanked Morocco 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-16) in the final at Teslim...
Following the completion of the 2023 ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships in Lagos, Nigeria from January 29 to February 3, two more teams have qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, consequently confirming the World Cup men’s qualification spot for Germany. Egypt clinched their record 10th men’s zone title victory,...
The Rwanda women’s team and Egypt men’s team have extended their reigns in the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships, following their respective victories on Saturday at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Rwanda were three-time reigning zone champions and Egypt were nine-time winners before they swept the zone titles in...
Egypt and Morocco secured their spots in the men’s final of the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. On Friday, Egypt defeated Algeria in the first semifinal match with a scoreline of 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-13), while Morocco claimed the second semifinal match...
Rwanda started and finished Thursday with two triumphs to lead the way into the women’s final against Kenya, while Egypt cruised to a sweep of Group A to advance in the men’s semifinals along with Algeria, Rwanda and Morocco Three-time winners of the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championship, Rwanda, will...
The Rwanda women’s team and the Egypt men’s team built on their first victory of their respective Paralympic Games campaigns by recording their second successive triumph on Wednesday, beating the Kenyan sides in straight sets at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The Rwandan women opened the day with...
Men’s world No. 3 Egypt and women’s world No. 5 Rwanda went out strong on Day 2 of the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships with straight-set wins against their rivals on Tuesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Egypt had a strong challenge from Morocco in the...
Kenya got the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships underway by snatching two match victories against hosts Nigeria on Monday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The Kenyan women’s team went through an easier path towards victory over Nigeria than their male compatriots, as they beat their rivals...
