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...
Kazakhstan ParaVolley announced that men’s national team head coach, Bauyrzhan Takhauov, won the Paralympic Sports Coach of the Year honour this year, beating three other candidates through online voting. Takhauov won with 45 per cent of the votes, tallying 2,332 votes, with a 179-vote margin over the next best candidate...
Astana, Kazakhstan, 8 July 2023 – Titleholders Iran captured the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball Asian Zone Championship trophy in the men’s competition after a 3-0 triumph (25-21, 25-14, 25-17) over hosts Kazakhstan on Saturday at the Jekpe -Jek Sports Centre. As Iran have previously qualified for the upcoming Paralympic Games,...
Astana, Kazakhstan, 8 July 2023 – China retained their title in the women’s competition of the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball Asian Zone Championships after a 3-0 defeat (25-12, 25-15, 25-11) of Iran on Saturday afternoon at the Jekpe -Jek Sports Centre. Along with their pursuit of the top the podium...
Astana, Kazakhstan, 8 July 2023 – China completed their bid in the men’s competition of the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball Asian Zone Championships as bronze medallists, after taking a 3-1 triumph (16-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-13) against Iraq on Saturday at the Jekpe -Jek Sports Centre. Iraq opened with a 4-0...
Astana, Kazakhstan, 8 July 2023 – Japan bagged the bronze medal of in the women’s competition of the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball Asian Zone Championships after completing a straight-sets match, 3-0 (25-7, 25-5, 25-9) over Korea on Saturday morning at the Jekpe -Jek Sports Centre Japan enforced and established their...
Astana, Kazakhstan, 6 July 2023 – The ParaVolley Asia Oceania Board convened with its members for the General Assembly on Thursday evening at Park Inn Radisson Business Center in the Kazakh capital city. Representatives from Australia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea. Mongolia and Thailand were in attendance, as...
