In line with the IPC decision to suspend membership of the Russian Paralympic Committee and the CAS decision to dismiss the Russian appeal, World ParaVolley has no alternative but to confirm Russia are no longer eligible to participate in the Rio 2016 Sitting Volleyball competitions for men and women. Following...
Sitting Volleyball is featured in the International Paralympic Committee’s Sport Week for the week of April11-15, 2016! Information will include sitting volleyball history, technical information, classification, among others. Each sport on the Rio 2016 Paralympic programme will have a dedicated week of featured content published on paralympic.org. Every week a...
The 2016 Intercontinental is now complete. The final day saw some outstanding volleyball being played in all categories. ONLINE BROADCAST LINK – HERE! MATCH SCHEDULES CAN BE FOUND HERE Tournament website CHAMPIONS!! The 2016 Intercontinental is now complete. The final day saw some outstanding volleyball being played in all categories....
The 2016 World ParaVolley Intercontinental Sitting Volleyball Championship officially got underway on the evening of March 16th with a brilliant, world class opening ceremony. The ceremony featured excellent speeches from a variety of dignitaries, magnificent performances from a variety of Art Troupes from the region, a march in by athletes...
The 2016 World ParaVolley Intercontinental gets underway in just under two weeks! Teams are making their final preparations and the venue setup is well underway. Here are some ‘Intercontinental Facts’ – to view them in a really great graphic click HERE. 2016 Intercontinental A record number of teams – 28...
The 2016 World ParaVolley Intercontinental is now only a few weeks away! SPECIAL UPDATE: Due to circumstances beyond the control of WPV or the LOC, the organisers have been required to change the location of the Intercontinental to Anji, a city not far from the original city of Hangzhou. Participating...
Release from the Americas Paralympic Committee: The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) has announced that the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, will feature 12 sports, two more than the 2013 edition, with CP Football and sitting volleyball added to the sports programme. The 12 sports for the...
Facilitated by Weiping Tu as World ParaVolley’s Marketing Consultant, President Barry Couzner recently signed a contract in Sydney with Blue Mountains Natural Spring Water to provide 20,000 bottles of water for the athletes and officials at the 2016 World ParaVolley Intercontinental. Much water will be needed, as the 2016 Intercontinental...
The World ParaVolley Board is pleased to advise that Jim Leask has been appointed as Marketing Director (Commercialisation) of WPV until 2018. Jim has an M.A. in Organizational Management, and is the Vice President of Procurement for a major US based Manufacturing Company. He has extensive experience in the world...
The Rwandan Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team traveled to Slovenia in early November to participate in invitational friendly matches with several teams who were competing at the 2015 ParaVolley Europe Sitting Volleyball Championships. Their goal was to learn, and to prepare themselves for the Rio2016 Paralympic Games. Rwanda Women in Slovenia...
