After losing to hosts Egypt on Saturday night, Iraq started their Sunday morning right in the 2023 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup with a sensational victory over African rivals Rwanda 3-2 (25-22, 16-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-13) in men’s Group A. Asian side Japan also faced an African squad in...
The 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup started with one match on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt. The event was launched with an opening ceremony before hosts Egypt took on Iraq in the first match of the men’s competition. Watch the Opening Ceremony Full match – IRQ v EGY Opening Ceremony...
Following input from a number of stakeholders, the World ParaVolley Sport Department has prepared the below statement regarding the impact of the delay of the ParaVolley Africa Zone Championships and the impact on the Paris 2024 Qualification process. This is important information for a number of nations, including those participating...
World ParaVolley has confirmed Cairo, Egypt, to host the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup, following the COVID-19-related postponement of its hosting in 2021. On Saturday, WPV and ParaVolley Egypt have finalised the agreement for hosting the double-gender event from November 11 to 18, 2023 in Nasr City, a district...
World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner OAM announced on Friday that the Board had voted to postpone the 2021 Sitting Volleyball World Cup mainly due to COVID concerns that could have impacted the health and safety of the athletes and also because of limited entries. The appointed host, ParaVolley Egypt, has...
Egypt’s capital city, Cairo, will conclude an action-packed 2021 after being confirmed as hosts of the Sitting Volleyball World Cup from December 10 to 15 at the Cairo International Stadium. The biggest sitting volleyball event in the World ParaVolley calendar will feature 16 teams each for the men’s and women’s...
Dear all, As a result of discussions between the World ParaVolley Board of Directors, ParaVolley Egypt, and the Egyptian Government, the 2020 World Cup for men and women will be postponed to a later date. More detailed information will be distributed soon. These past few weeks have been a difficult...
World ParaVolley is pleased to advise that ParaVolley Egypt has been chosen by the Board as the host of the 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup (men and women), replacing China at the last minute, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The inaugural World Cup competition will take place in Cairo, Egypt...
