World Abilitysport President Rudi Van Den Abeele and CEO Charmaine Hooper sign an agreement with Lori Okimura, Vice President of World ParaVolley World Abilitysport offers a range of sports and development opportunities for people with physical impairments, headlined by its biennial World Games. It has a long history of supporting...

It is with great sadness that World ParaVolley notes the passing of Dr. Hanem Amir, a valued member of the World ParaVolley Anti-Doping Commission, who passed away on October 17, 2023. Dr. Amir was a pharmacist by profession, and appointed to the World ParaVolley Anti-Doping Commission in 2021, but had...

Hangzhou, China, October 22, 2023 – Representatives of sitting volleyball were called upon to participate in the Opening Ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games Hangzhou 2022 held on Sunday evening at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Xia Xin, one of the International Technical Officials serving as referee in...

Thank you for your input!  The survey is now closed. World ParaVolley is continuing its strategic planning process, and wishes to hear from stakeholders from all areas of the sport of ParaVolley. “It is important to any organisation that it “hears” from its members by consulting with them.  I therefore...

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy have secured their spots for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, following their respective title victories in the 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships at Palamare Valter Vicentini on Sunday. Bosnia and Herzegovina bagged their 11th continental title after a fantastic comeback to win 3-2 (18-25,...

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany have rocketed into the men’s final contention on the back of a seven-match winning streak, while Italy and Slovenia cruised to the women’s finals with six wins in a row at the 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships at Palamare Valter Vicentini on Saturday. Across those...

Ukraine, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Germany secured their spots in the semifinals of the 2023 Sitting Volleyball Men’s European Championship with victories at Palamare Valter Vicentini on Friday. Ukraine climbed back from a 2-1 set deficit behind the outstanding effort of Denys Bytechenko to knock out Croatia in tie-break...

Germany and Ukraine posted wins on Friday to join undefeated Slovenia and Italy in the final four of the 2023 Sitting Volleyball Women’s European Championship at Palamare Valter Vicentini. Sonja Scholten and Corinna Cavier each scored 15 points, while Michelle Schiffler added 13, as Germany defeated Poland 3-0 (25-8, 25-10,...

Italy and Slovenia clinched the first two quarterfinal berths after their undefeated runs in the 2023 Sitting Volleyball Women’s European Championship at Palamare Valeter Vicentini on Thursday. The Italians and Slovenians held on to their perfect records after four days of pool play, topping it with straight-set victories over Hungary...

Following the first four days of pool play at the 2023 Sitting Volleyball Men’s European Championship, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany proved their strength by coming away undefeated with five wins. The Bosnians and the Germans advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Italy and Serbia, respectively, at Palamare Valter Vicentini...