Not one but two medals land in Fernando Lages Guimarães magic hands with the men’s bronze and the women’s gold Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 November 2022 – The Brazilian women’s team winning gold medal in the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships is a record in itself, but...
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 November 2022 – “The Brazilian men’s team deserved this medal,” Renato Leite de Oliveira said after they beat Egypt 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 26-24) in the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship on Friday. Brazil won their second straight bronze medal in the tournament,...
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 November 2022 – The United States claimed their fourth medal in the World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships on Friday at Hills Arena. Nicky Nieves shared her thoughts about the match, following Team USA’s 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-10) triumph over Slovenia in the bronze medal...
World ParaVolley had a heart-to-heart talk with Germany couple Alexander and Michelle Schiffler Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10 November 2022 – Germany sitting volleyball’s power couple Alexander and Michelle Schiffler – from players representing different countries to the duos who fell for each other when they met on the court...
World ParaVolley, the international federation of para sport disciplines sitting volleyball and beach paravolley, announced today a bold new decision in its long-term strategic planning to strengthen its marketing and management opportunities for the future. The World ParaVolley Board took action to formally establish the organisation as a not-for-profit entity...
Jennifer Oakes shares her views on Canada’s rise in women’s sitting volleyball. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 9 November 2022 – “We used to be the underdog and now we are a top competitor,” Canada setter Jennifer Oakes said, after steering her team a final four appearance in the 2022 World...
Brazil’s Luiza Guisso Fiorese originally set her sights on becoming a sport journalist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, but things turned out better for her as that experience in the Japanese capital rewarded her and her teammates a bronze medal. At age 15, Luiza was diagnosed with bone cancer...
