World ParaVolley Day is celebrated on April 24 to honour the formal creation of World ParaVolley in 1981 at a meeting held among six European representative countries in the German city of Bonn. As an independent international federation with membership in all four Zones of the world, World ParaVolley has...
Nine teams will gather in Dresden from April 22-23 to capture European sitting volleyball’s prestigious club title at the 2023 Men’s Champions Cup. Defending champions OKI Fantomi Sarajevo of Bosnia and Herzegovina will aim for their 11th gold medal in the continental top-flight club competition. The Bosnian club will face...
The 500-day countdown to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games has begun. The Brazilian women’s team, along with the Iranian men’s team, have secured their spots through the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) recently announced its plan to win...
ParaVolley Europe presents its updated list of competition, including national team and club competitions in the zone and World ParaVolley events where they will be participating in for the year 2023. Find out more information about PVE events here.
ParaVolley Europe (PVE) has partnered for the second year running with Beach Volley Marathon to feature beach paravolley in its 2023 competition programme. The 28th edition of the event will be held at the splendid Bibione beach in Italy from May 12 to 14. After its exciting debut last year,...
Kari Miller-Ortiz and the late Edgar Laforest are among the eight Olympic and Paralympic players who will be inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame at the annual banquet and ceremony on May 24 at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The Hall of Fame ceremony is a celebration...
Pieter Joon was inducted to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame Class of 2022, making him the very first inductee from ParaVolley. This year, Kari Miller-Ortiz of the United States and Hadi Rezaei of Iran are among the 16 nominees for the 2023 International Volleyball Hall of Fame Induction. Fans...
South America’s biggest rivalry between Argentina and Brazil goes beyond the football pitch. In the past few years, Argentina have been better in sports such as basketball, while Brazil has dominated in volleyball. In sitting volleyball, there is more camaraderie than rivalry between these teams. Despite Brazil having more experience...
Three new players will be with the United States men’s national team this weekend when it plays four friendly matches against Canada at the Lone Star Girls Qualifier in Dallas, Texas. Both teams are preparing for the ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship on May 9 to 13 in Edmonton, Canada....
The World ParaVolley Medical Commission has released the Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) infographic for all athletes and teams attending in this year’s Zonal Championships, which is part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games qualification pathway. The infographic provides the complete guidelines in accordance with the WADA policies on Therapeutic Use...
