Japan coach Yohishiro Kubo believes that the journey to the Paralympic Games is no easy feat. It is a path riddled with challenges and obstacles that demand dedication and resilience from athletes and coaches alike. Amidst these trials, the young coach finds value in every competition, including the 2024 WPV...
Slovenia and Germany’s straight-set victories highlighted Day 5 of the 2024 WPV Sitting Volleyball Final Qualifier for Women, presented by Delin Company, at the Dali International Olympic Sports Centre on Sunday. The first match saw Japan facing Germany in a gripping encounter, with both teams displaying grit on the court...
Michelle Schiffler, a seasoned sitting volleyball athlete representing Germany, finds herself on a journey like no other. “The experience here in Dali has been unexpectedly really good,” Schiffler said. “Here in Dali, you could see more of nature. I also think this is one of the most highly organised events...
The fourth day of the 2024 WPV Sitting Volleyball Final Qualifiers for Men, presented by Delin Company, saw action-packed matches that concluded with a brilliant four-set win by the home team. On Saturday, the day commenced with an electrifying clash between Poland and Canada, where the Canadian contingent demonstrated their...
Slovenia and Germany earned victories on Day 4 of the 2024 WPV Sitting Volleyball Final Qualifier at the Dali International Olympic Sports Centre on Saturday. Slovenia took centre stage once again, their dominance on full display against Japan. The European side swiftly secured a 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-19) victory over...
Age often stands as a defining factor and an indicator of experience and maturity, but sometimes it is the youthful exuberance that breathes new life into a team. Mizuho Fujimoto is a dynamic force within Japan women’s sitting volleyball team, who at the age of 19, is not just a...
In sports, versatility often marks the line between the good and the great. Meet Rafał Wojtowicz, an athlete from Poland whose passion for paravolley transcends boundaries – both physical and disciplinary. At just 14, he began playing sitting volleyball, a discipline that would become his calling. Today, he stands or...
The sport of paravolleyball has a new flag bearer in the Pacific, after the President of the Vanuatu Volleyball Federation, Debbie Masauvakalo, was appointed as Vice-President of World ParaVolley. And now her aim is see the sport grow and develop across the Pacific, using the Vanuatu experience as the example...
Day 3 of the 2024 WPV Sitting Volleyball Final Qualifier for Men, presented by Delin Company, unfolded with exciting showdowns at the Dali International Olympic Sports Centre on Friday. In a gripping encounter between China and Poland, the home team opened the day with a hard-fought 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-18,...
For almost a decade, coach Hadi Abdulkareem Jubouri has been the driving force behind Iraq’s sitting volleyball team, guiding athletes to reach their full potential while threading the complexities of the sports for the disabled in a country still rebuilding from years of conflict. His journey into coaching was a...
