World ParaVolley is an independent international federation that provides safe and positive paravolley sporting activities and events for people across the world who have physical impairments, including at the Paralympic Games, and the safety of our community is of utmost concern. World ParaVolley condemns the acts of violence associated with...
Isabelle Collot adds to the list of World ParaVolley’s trailblazing women after being named assistant sport director for sitting volleyball. She now becomes the first female to be appointed to the position in World ParaVolley history. Collot is a veteran in the sport, having played both volleyball and sitting volleyball...
Unfortunately, Ivana Pavic has recently resigned as Development Director of World ParaVolley due to ill health. In line with the Constitution, the Board has the power to appoint a replacement until the next General Assembly which will be in December 2022, and due to the limitations in the Constitution, the...
The World ParaVolley Board is pleased to announce that Lori Okimura (USA) has been appointed Sport Director until the next General Assembly in December 2022. Significantly, Lori is the first female Sport Director in the history of World ParaVolley. Lori’s extensive experience includes 16 years as an Executive Management Consultant,...
Reminder to all nations and teams: WADA’s 2022 Prohibited List came into force on January 1, 2022 World ParaVolley wishes to remind athletes, support personnel, and members that the WADA 2022 Prohibited List is now in force as of January 1, 2022. There are important changes that you need to...
Unfortunately, the 2021 year has not been so active for the athletes but at least some of the background work of World ParaVolley has been proceeding and we have been able to break some new ground in the area of training/education and refresh our Commissions and Committees. Germany hosts I...
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...
The celebration of the International World ParaVolley Day commemorates the official start of the International Federation. On 24 April 1981, World ParaVolley was formally created at a meeting in Bonn, Germany on the occasion of the European Sitting Volleyball Championships. The current World ParaVolley Board of Directors has approved that International...
World ParaVolley is moving forward with plans to increase its e-learning opportunities in 2021 and beyond, thanks in part to grants offered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The development of high-quality personnel is critical to the success and delivery of Para sport, and World ParaVolley is in the process...
