Hadi Rezaei: Empowerment is key to success
Iran head coach Hadi Rezaei carries on his mission to lead Iran in Sarajevo 2022 to win back-to-back Sitting Volleyball World Championship titles. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 November 2022 – Iran coach Hadi Rezaei is of the most successful individuals in the sport who has won a total of...
Sitting volleyball superpower poised to make history at Sarajevo women’s Worlds
USA celebrate wildly after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – but will they claim their first ever World Championship title when they take to the courts at Sarajevo 2022? Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 3 November 2022 – Reigning Paralympic gold medallists USA are ready for a historic...
Sarajevo abuzz with excitement as epic sitting volleyball showdown looms
Bosnia & Herzegovina put up a triple block to try and stop Iran’s Morteza Mehrzad in the semifinals of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Can the Balkan side change their fortunes this time around, when they host the 2022 Worlds? Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 3 November 2022 – Defending champions...
Mahmutovic hopes for second coming of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s golden generation
Ifet Mahmutovic has achieved two great successes in sitting volleyball since he assumed his position as head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina have built a reputation as one of the most tradition-rich programmes in the world that won two Paralympic gold medals, three World Championship titles and...
Media accreditation now open for 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Media accreditation is now open for the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships from November 4 to 11 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. All members of the media both local/national and international, can now apply for accreditation using the WPV Media Accreditation Form. The deadline to register is Monday,...
Nominations open for 2023 World ParaVolley Awards
Nominations for World ParaVolley Awards Since 2019 the work of the Awards Committee has resulted in over 300 awards, including Recognition, Outstanding Achievement, Distinguished Service and Honorary Life Membership Awards, which were distributed by the Board of Directors annually on 24th April, International World ParaVolley Day. The Committee’s target for...
WADA publishes 2023 Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 23 September 2022 and enters into force on 1 January 2023. the 2023 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2022 List; and the 2023...
Volunteer Social Media Opportunity
Are you into social media? Are you prepared to volunteer your skills for an international sport federation that views social media as the most important current form of communication worldwide? Can you communicate effectively in written English? Can you work with us during our sitting volleyball and beach paravolley competitions?...