2025 – 2028 Sitting Volleyball Rules now available! The World ParaVolley Board has approved the changes to the Rules and Guidelines for Sitting Volleyball for 2025 to 2028. The document below summarises the all the approved changes with new text and explanatory notes. These changes have immediate effect. Approved Sitting...
2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Qualification Pathway As of February 2025 The World ParaVolley Sport Department is pleased to announce the qualification pathway for the 2026 Sitting ParaVolley (Sitting Volleyball) World Championships for Men and Women that will be held in Hangzhou, China in the period 10 – 17 July...
The 2025 World Abilitysport Beach Games, to be held from 18-25 October 2025 in Mersin, Türkiye will host the World Championships of the standing discipline of beach paravolley. The 2025 Beach ParaVolley World Championships have been awarded to the Local Organising Committee of the 2025 World Abilitysport Beach Games and...
World ParaVolley is pleased to announce that a host has been identified and approved for the 2025 Sitting Volleyball World Cup for Men and Women. Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Competition dates: 12 to 18 October 2025 Entry Forms and payment deadline: 1 July 2025 To assist the LOC’s planning,...
World ParaVolley Athletes’ Commission member Ivan Cosic has been re-elected to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Athlete Council Group 2i for 2025-2027. The election was held virtually via an online voting platform between 10-12 December 2024 and was available only to International Federation (IF) Athlete Commissions (ACs) that were registered and...
The Board of Directors of the World ParaVolley Foundation is excited to announce the 2024 World ParaVolley Foundation Grant recipients! The WPVF received 78 outstanding athlete and coach applications, representing 19 countries. We were overwhelmed and enthusiastic about the response received for our first WPVF grant. It was a very...
Exciting Results from the 2024 World ParaVolley General Assembly! The much-anticipated 2024 World ParaVolley General Assembly, held virtually on December 7th, has concluded with significant elections that promise to shape the future of the sport. The assembly saw the election of Juergen Schrapp from Germany as President, Elvira Stinissen from...
The Coaches Commission is opening an expression of interest for experienced and enthusiastic individuals to create its team of sitting volleyball Coach Tutors. Those selected will play a key role in delivering World ParaVolley’s new Level 1 and Level 2 coaching courses around the world over the coming years. World...
Dear World ParaVolley Community, When the World ParaVolley Community gathers online for the General Assembly we will review the work of 2022-2023. Before that, I would like to take this opportunity to send best wishes to all for this Holiday Season and to offer a summary of the year 2024...
Following the success of the recent Level 2 Coaching Pilot course, World ParaVolley is now able to confirm the structure and goals of the Coaching Commission for the next Paralympic cycle through to LA 2028. The group will work together to further develop the educational pathways for those working within...
