WELCOME !!! What a final day at the 2017 ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships! After months of preparation, days of travel, and days of competition, today, the champions were crowned. Hosts Rwanda were up against Egypt in both GOLD medal matches – quite a feat for both nations! However, the...
From London Paralympian to South African Sitting Volleyball development maestro! 1 – How did you get involved in Sitting Volleyball? I first found out about sitting volleyball when I joined East London Lynx in Feb 2009. I had never played any form of volleyball before and I was hooked fairly...
Sir Philip Craven – 16 years as IPC President World ParaVolley wishes to acknowledge the enormous contribution Sir Philip Craven has made to the Paralympic Movement after 16 years at the helm as President. The current IPC is so different to the IPC of 2001 that it is almost as...
World ParaVolley would like to congratulate the new leadership of the Association of Paralympic Sport Organisations (APSO) that was elected prior to the IPC meetings in Abu Dhabi. Sabrina Ibanez (Equestrian) was elected as President and 4 Executive Board Members were elected representing Blind Sports (Henk Van Aller – NED),...
The World ParaVolley Board recently decided to openly advertise the newly created position of Assistant Sport Director. Please see the following document for full details: Assistant Sport Director (.PDF)
The World ParaVolley Board recently decided to openly advertise the important position of Technical Delegate for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. This is a volunteer position that requires a firm commitment of time and energy to represent the interests of World ParaVolley athletes in delivering a quality Sitting Volleyball experience...
Announcement – Development Centre Opening World ParaVolley, in cooperation with the China Goalball Training Centre is pleased to announce that the first World ParaVolley Development Centre has been opened in Hangzhou, China on the occasion of the Gala Ceremony for the ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships. Ms. Zhang Haidi...
Cailiang Lu of China elected as new President of ParaVolley Asia Oceania World ParaVolley is pleased to announce that at the 2017 General Assembly of ParaVolley Asia Oceania, recently held in Hangzhou, China, the Committee for the next 4 years was elected. World ParaVolley would like to congratulate the following...
I.R. Iran men defeat Kazakhstan to take Gold at the 2017 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Championships! I.R. Iran continued it’s winning ways in Zonal Championships, winning the final match at the competition, blanking Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-19). Once again, I.R. Iran has proven themselves as the team to beat in...
China has won Gold at the 2017 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Women’s Sitting Volleyball Championships! Another dominating performance saw China defeat Japan 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-11) for the Gold today! As has been the case with this team through the years, the Chinese women’s team dominated all opposition in the entire...
