On International World ParaVolley Day, 24 April 2022, World ParaVolley is pleased to announce the bestowing of Honorary Life Membership for 12 of the pioneers who set the foundation for the future development and sustainability of World ParaVolley. These volunteers created the history of the International Federation and are being...
The World ParaVolley Board officially approved the appointment of Christian Battisti as the General Manager of the WPV Beach Rules of the Game Commission. Battisti will be working closely with the Sport Director to support the development of beach paravolley. Battisti has been refereeing in volleyball and beach volleyball since...
The Netherlands’ Joep Van Iersel has joined World ParaVolley and has been confirmed as the team leader of the Beach Rules of the Game Commission. With unparalleled beach volleyball experience, Joep will further expand the depth of the Beach Rules of the Game Commission to benefit the organisation’s mission of...
Although we already knew that Pieter Joon, Founder of the World Organisation Volleyball for Disabled (World ParaVolley) was to be nominated to be an International Volleyball Hall of Fame induction nominee, it has come to our attention that the inductions are partly based on fan voting! So, we must all...
The World ParaVolley Board has selected the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina as the replacement host for the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships for men and women to be held in November with the exact dates to be finalised subject to contract negotiation. World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner OAM...
Most coaches and athletes involved with World ParaVolley know very little about the World ParaVolley Foundation (WPVF). That needs to change immediately. The World ParaVolley Foundation is the funding arm of World ParaVolley. It’s a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the US. The World ParaVolley Foundation enriches lives, helps end discrimination...
The World ParaVolley Board is pleased to announce that three volunteers were recently awarded their Certificates after “attending” the Women Lead Sports Program sponsored by World ParaVolley and APSO. Louise Ashcroft, Cristiana Figueira and Lori Okimura completed the course that was conducted virtually over January to March 2022. Louise said:...
World ParaVolley is very pleased to announce the appointment of Dora Szatmari as the new Team Leader for the Classification Commission. Dora is well known to World ParaVolley having been involved in paravolley classification since 2006 as a classifier, educator, researcher, mentor, and leader. As a senior classifier, she has...
World ParaVolley has put together the “World ParaVolley Presents…” webinar series to offer presentations that are of interest to our membership and others. We reached out to all our stakeholders to collect suggestions on possible webinar topics and potential speakers and are pleased to have presented the first “World ParaVolley...
World ParaVolley is an independent international federation that provides safe and positive paravolley sporting activities and events for people across the world who have physical impairments, including at the Paralympic Games, and the safety of our community is of utmost concern. World ParaVolley condemns the acts of violence associated with...
