Elsayed Moussa Saad Moussa steered Egypt to a hard-fought bronze medal in men’s sitting volleyball at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, overcoming Germany 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-10) in a thrilling encounter on Friday at the North Paris Arena. This victory marked Egypt’s third Paralympic bronze, their first coming...
Louise Ashcroft of Canada and Joe Campbell of the United States received the prestigious World ParaVolley Life Member honours during a special ceremony at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The recognition took place in the presence of the International Technical Officials (ITOs) for the sitting volleyball tournament, celebrating their long-standing...
China swept Canada 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-18) in the women’s sitting volleyball semifinals at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in North Paris Arena on Thursday, led by captain Xu Yixiao’s stellar performance. The victory sets up a fifth consecutive Paralympic final showdown with the United States, where China will aim...
The United States secured their place at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball final after a 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 25-15) victory over Brazil in Thursday’s semifinal at North Paris Arena. This win marks their fifth consecutive appearance in the final, keeping them on track for a third...
Iran, powered by Meisam Ali Pour’s commanding performance, defeated Egypt 3-1 (25-14, 25-15, 20-25, 25-8) on Thursday in the men’s sitting volleyball semifinals of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in North Paris Arena. This victory puts Iran firmly on track for their third consecutive Paralympic gold, following their triumphs at...
Bosnia and Herzegovina secured their return to the Paralympic Games final for the first time since missing the Tokyo 2020 final, defeating Germany 3-0 (25-23, 25-6, 31-29) at the Paris 2024 men’s sitting volleyball semifinals on Thursday at North Paris Arena. The victory marks Bosnia’s sixth appearance in a Paralympic...
Erik Kaskabayev spent his Wednesday evening pouring his heart into what may have been the best match in his sporting life. He just helped propel the Kazakhstan team to its best finish ever in their Paralympics history, scoring 11 big points in the Asian side’s 3-0 defeat of Brazil at...
Kazakhstan marked their best-ever finish at the Paralympic Games by defeating Brazil 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-19) in the men’s sitting volleyball tournament of Paris 2024 on Wednesday at North Paris Arena. Yerlan Bitemirov led the charge, bolstering his team with 11 points, including four aces and seven attacks, as Kazakhstan...
Giulia Arringhieri led Italy to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-19) triumph over Slovenia to finish in fifth place at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball tournament on Wednesday at North Paris Arena. Arringhieri’s 11 points, including six powerful attacks and five crucial blocks, were pivotal in the Italian...
Liliane Mukobwankawe knows the importance of progress, both for herself and for Rwandan sitting volleyball. After Rwanda’s victory over hosts France on Wednesday at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Gaames in North Paris Arena, she expressed her pride, “As the Rwandan team, defeating France was very important for us. It was...
