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12 October 2025Cairo 2023

Fort Wayne welcomes the world as sitting volleyball’s next chapter begins

The 2025 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup opened in Fort Wayne on Saturday, marking the discipline’s first major gathering since the Paralympic Games in Paris. Before competition begins, the day focused on preparation, coordination and connection among athletes, officials and organisers as the week’s events got underway. Activities began...

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11 October 2025Development

Coaching Course Launches a New Generation of 29 coaches into South America

The Federacion Colombiana de Paravoleibol hosted a successful World ParaVolley Level 1 Coaching Course, designed to strengthen knowledge and enhance the experiences of coaches in Sitting Volleyball. The course took place from October 1 to 3, 2025, in Bogotá, Colombia, and brought together 29 participants from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica,...

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9 October 2025Fort Wayne 2025

Watch the 2025 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup live from Fort Wayne

Fans around the world can watch every match of the 2025 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup live from 12 to 18 October on the Turnstone Center YouTube channel at youtube.com/myTurnstoneCenter/streams. The event will feature 14 men’s teams – Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, France, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland,...

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6 October 2025Uncategorised

World ParaVolley and FIVB sign landmark MoU to grow volleyball in all its forms

(text and image from FIVB) Historic agreement aims to grow the sport globally and ensure it is accessible to all The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and World ParaVolley (WPV) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote volleyball in all its forms and ensure it is more accessible...

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25 September 2025Development

Meet the Mentors for 2026; Best of the best confirmed for first Coach Mentoring Programme

World ParaVolley is excited to announce the esteemed lineup of mentors for its inaugural Sitting Volleyball Coach Mentoring Programme, set to commence in 2026. This initiative, which sits at the pinnacle of WPV’s coach education pathway, aims to cultivate high-performance coaching excellence globally. The six mentors selected for the 2026...

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19 September 2025Fort Wayne 2025

Tickets now on sale for Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Fort Wayne

Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup, set for 12-18 October at Turnstone Center’s Plassman Athletic Center. The tournament will bring 20 teams from 15 countries to Indiana, marking the first time the event has been staged in the United States. Single-day admission...

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3 September 2025Uncategorised

Thai Sitting Volleyball featured during FIVB Women’s World Championships

(photo: FIVB) Thailand’s men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams were featured at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship as they participated in the Volleyball Experience last week, joining the celebrations as the Global Volleyball Movement came together in Bangkok. Read the full story on the FIVB website HERE.

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14 August 2025Fort Wayne 2025

Full field set for 2025 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Fort Wayne

The 2025 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Cup will bring a strong and diverse international field to Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 12 to 18 October, with 14 men’s teams and six women’s teams now confirmed for the event, which will be held in the United States for the first time....

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8 August 2025Development

First ever World ParaVolley Level 2 Coaching Course confirmed in Africa

Coaches from around the world will have the opportunity to become Level 2 certified in Rwanda later this year, with a course being confirmed as following on directly after the Level 1 course announced earlier this week. This face-to-face “Part B” practical is the concluding element of the second step...

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5 August 2025Uncategorised

Qualified teams for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – 12 November 2025

UPDATE:  As of 12 November 2025 The 2025 World Cup has been completed, and Ranking Points updated! All 2025 Zonal Sitting Volleyball Championships have now been completed! The ParaVolley Europe Championships drew to close on August 2, with three men’s and women’s teams earning 2026 World Championship berths. The men’s...

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