Liliane Mukobwankawe has been at the centre of the Rwandan rise to success in sitting volleyball. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 November 2022 – Rwanda’s Liliane Mukobwankawe came to the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships with newfound confidence, and it is paying dividends. The Rwandan captain and her...
Iran head coach Hadi Rezaei carries on his mission to lead Iran in Sarajevo 2022 to win back-to-back Sitting Volleyball World Championship titles. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 November 2022 – Iran coach Hadi Rezaei is of the most successful individuals in the sport who has won a total of...
USA celebrate wildly after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – but will they claim their first ever World Championship title when they take to the courts at Sarajevo 2022? Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 3 November 2022 – Reigning Paralympic gold medallists USA are ready for a historic...
Bosnia & Herzegovina put up a triple block to try and stop Iran’s Morteza Mehrzad in the semifinals of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Can the Balkan side change their fortunes this time around, when they host the 2022 Worlds? Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 3 November 2022 – Defending champions...
Ifet Mahmutovic has achieved two great successes in sitting volleyball since he assumed his position as head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina have built a reputation as one of the most tradition-rich programmes in the world that won two Paralympic gold medals, three World Championship titles and...
Media accreditation is now open for the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships from November 4 to 11 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. All members of the media both local/national and international, can now apply for accreditation using the WPV Media Accreditation Form. The deadline to register is Monday,...
Nominations for World ParaVolley Awards Since 2019 the work of the Awards Committee has resulted in over 300 awards, including Recognition, Outstanding Achievement, Distinguished Service and Honorary Life Membership Awards, which were distributed by the Board of Directors annually on 24th April, International World ParaVolley Day. The Committee’s target for...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 23 September 2022 and enters into force on 1 January 2023. the 2023 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2022 List; and the 2023...
