In line with many other international organisations, World ParaVolley will not be holding a face-to-face 2022 General Assembly. The Board of Directors has decided to conduct a virtual General Assembly as was held in 2020. The General Assembly will be held on 4 December, 2022, at 12h00 noon UTC. We...
Media accreditation is now open for the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships from November 4 to 11 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. All members of the media both local/national and international, can now apply for accreditation using the WPV Media Accreditation Form. The deadline to register is Monday,...
Are you into social media? Are you prepared to volunteer your skills for an international sport federation that views social media as the most important current form of communication worldwide? Can you communicate effectively in written English? Can you work with us during our sitting volleyball and beach paravolley competitions?...
Paralympians Sadegh Bigdeli of Iran and Heidi Peters of Canada belong to the second group of elected athletes who will join the representatives of ParaVolley Europe, ParaVolley Africa and ParaVolley Pan America in the WPV Athletes’ Commission. Bigdeli and Peters will serve as the PVAO Representative and Global Representative, respectively....
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...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), through a letter, confirmed on Tuesday the election of Croatia sitting volleyball star and captain Ivan Cosic to the inaugural WADA Athlete Council. In line with recent governance reforms that are being implemented to ensure that athlete views and experiences are integrated within all levels...
Recently the Board has submitted several applications for the development and promotion of Beach in an effort to offer the discipline of beach paravolley to our athletes with a physical impairment – thereby increasing playing opportunities. Our LA 2028 application for the inclusion of beach paravolley (along with sitting volleyball)...
World ParaVolley has received the final report of technical delegate Irene Chang, following the conclusion of the sitting volleyball event at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia. “I congratulate Irene Chang on being a very effective TD for this event and for her great report. Many thanks, Irene,...
World ParaVolley is pleased to announce that we presented the third “World ParaVolley Presents…” webinar on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 at 12h00 UTC. The objectives of the “World ParaVolley Presents…” webinars are to: serve as a platform to disseminate good practices for athletes, coaches and administrators in ParaVolley open up...
The Judicial Commission of World ParaVolley deals with any cases of disputes between individuals or organizations and is completely independent of the Board. The Commission membership is approved by the General Assembly every 2 years – next in December 2022. The Judicial Commission has the important task of providing “natural...
