JUSUFOVIĆ Ermin – BIH (PVE) Ermin was first involved with sitting volleyball in 1998 and began his international career in 2001 at the European Championships in Hungary. He admired Asim Medić as a player and was greatly influenced by him. He says the person who had the greatest influence on...

JUNG YooYeon – KOR (PVAO) YooYeon, formerly Mal Soon, started her involvement with sitting volleyball at international level in 2004 when she completed the International Referee Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She credits the support of the World ParaVolley Family for her personal and referee development; particularly President Barry Couzner,...

HAMZIĆ Dževad – BIH (PVE) Dževad started playing at the Spid sitting volleyball club in 1996. The previous year, during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whilst serving in the Bosnian army, he stepped on a mine in Nišići (village near Sarajevo). He started training for sitting volleyball primarily for...

DELALIĆ Sabahudin – BIH (PVE) Sabahudin started playing sitting volleyball at the Spid sitting volleyball club in 1996 as part of his rehabilitation after losing his right leg below the knee in 1992 whilst serving in the Bosnian Army. As an international player he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the...

RICHER Marie-Claude – CAN (PVPA) Marie-Claude attended an international referee clinic in May 2012 in Toronto, Canada, having been invited by a former WPV Canadian referee. Having seen her referee, he thought she had potential as a paravolley referee and would work well in that environment. She accepted the challenge....

MUJING Sr Liliane – DRC (PVA) Sister Liliane became involved with paravolley in 2010 whilst working as a Coordinator of Projects in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Seeing people with physical impairments she decided there was a need for them to be involved with sporting activities, so she introduced sitting...

*The following are independent agencies that govern reporting cases in specific areas of jurisdiction, or geographic area.  To contribute feedback or add any official agencies to this list, please email safeguarding@worldparavolley.org

Below are some recommended courses and educational webinars to assist with educating our community about athlete-centered safeguarding. FIVB: SAFEGUARDING PLAYERS FROM HARASSMENT & ABUSE Safe Sport International: Education, Training and Consultancy Website. FIFA Guardians Safeguarding Program. Paul Stewart/High Speed Training: Safeguarding In Sport Course Darkness to Light “Stewards of Children”...

Code of Conduct and Ethics Non-Accidental Violence and Abuse in ParaVolley Sport Non-accidental harms are defined as any unwelcome sexual harassment and/or abuse, financial abuse, bullying and emotional abuse, hazing, neglect, physical abuse and child exploitation.  Non-accidental harms undermine both the mental and physical health of the athlete and the...

Team Leader: Interim Team Leader, Sven Ritter (GER) Reporting email:  safesportreport@worldparavolley.org World ParaVolley Strengthens Commitment to Safeguarding  World ParaVolley is conducting open recruitment for experienced individuals to participate in the following areas of its global safeguarding programme.  All positions require prior safeguarding expertise and are subject to WPV Board Appointments...