Hangzhou, China – 8 June 2025 – World ParaVolley has bestowed its highest recognition, the Honorary Life Membership, on former President Barry Couzner OAM in a special ceremony held during the 2025 Asia-Oceania Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships in Hangzhou, China. The award was presented by World ParaVolley President Juergen Schrapp,...
World ParaVolley Development Survey 2024 Results Now Available! We are pleased to announce that the results of the World ParaVolley Development Survey 2024 are now available! Thank you to all our valued members who took the time to contribute. Your insightful feedback helps us understand the current landscape of ParaVolley...
Hangzhou, China, 10 June 2025 – Competition at the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships continued on Tuesday at the WPV Development Centre in China’s Zheijang province with several teams strengthening their stake toward the title. In the women’s Event, titleholders and hosts China debuted in Group A with a...
Hangzhou, China, 9 June 2025 – Thailand and Japan commenced their bid in the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships, celebrating double wins against respective opponents at the WPV Development Centre on Monday. The Thai women were first to register a victory with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-14) match...
Hangzhou, China, 8 June 2025 – Seven women’s teams and eight men’s teams are set to chase the title at the 2025 PVAO Sitting Volleyball Championships, slated from June 9-14, 2025 in Zhejiang Province’s capital city. The Championships’ Opening Ceremony, held at the at the WPV Development Centre on Sunday...
The third session is confirmed in the much-anticipated Five Weeks, Five Experts webinar series this July — a month-long educational journey designed specifically for coaches of sitting volleyball, but open to anyone passionate about driving the game to the next level. Third Webinar: “Bench Management to Impact the Game” Date:...
(Image and text credit: Turnstone) FORT WAYNE, IN (June 3, 2025) – Turnstone Center, in partnership with World ParaVolley (WPV), Visit Fort Wayne, and the City of Fort Wayne, announced today that Fort Wayne will host the 2025 WPV Sitting ParaVolley World Cup from October 12–18, 2025. This prestigious international...
Both the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Organizing Committee of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games (LA28) made major announcements today, with the former announcing the LA28 Paralympic Games Medal Event Programme, and the latter announcing the LA28 Paralympic Games Venue Plan. LA28 Paralympic Games Medal Event Programme Following...
World ParaVolley Sport Department Expressions of Interest to support Sitting Volleyball and Beach ParaVolley The World ParaVolley Sport Department is seeking Expressions of Interests (EOIs) for people with a passion for ParaVolley to assist the Sport Department in developing the technical operations and delivery of our key disciplines of Sitting...
The second session in the much-anticipated Five Weeks, Five Experts webinar series this July has been announced – a month-long educational journey designed specifically for coaches of sitting volleyball, but open to anyone passionate about driving the game to the next level. Second Webinar: “Coaching to Different Disabilities” Date: Thursday,...
