The World ParaVolley Foundation has relaunched a campaign to raise $10,000 to build a sustainable platform that would provide growth to the sport and provide opportunities to the athletes. The support of many individual donors, corporate sponsors, foundations and program partners would make an impact in the development of the...
On 6 December, World ParaVolley held the first ever virtual Biennial General Assembly with members attending online from all four Zones of the world. The meeting was sponsored by ParaVolley equipment supplier QH, the Jiangsu Qianghuai Sporting Goods Co Ltd. from China, which have recently agreed to support World ParaVolley...
Historic initiative follows UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ theme ‘Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world’ The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is to make EUR 1.8 million worth of grant funding available to its 200-plus member organisations during 2021 as part of efforts...
The World ParaVolley Board recently approved China as host of the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships to be held at the World ParaVolley Hangzhou Development Centre tentatively 18th to 24th May 2022. Some seven countries initially expressed interest in hosting the event. The Board voted unanimously to approve China, thus...
World ParaVolley has extended its partnership with Japanese sports equipment company Senoh Corporation for the 2021-2024 period. World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner OAM and Senoh President Tetsuya Ozaki signed the contract remotely this month. Senoh is known worldwide for its production of high-quality standing sitting volleyball and beach paravolley equipment...
CPISRA, the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association, is inviting you to register for their free Cerebral Palsy and Sport Awareness online course. The course is part of an Agitos Foundation project primarily aimed at disability sport organisations in Africa, and is available in English, French and Arabic. The...
The General Assembly of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) welcomed the Association of Paralympic Sports Organisations (APSO) as an associate member of their umbrella organisation. The vote was conducted on 10 November during the annual meeting of the GAISF membership, which was held virtually due to the...
President of ParaVolley Africa, Dr. Hayat Khattab, was recently appointed to the Egyptian El Sheyoukh by the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The El Sheyoukh is an Upper House of Parliament like a Senate and has 100 appointed members, of whom only 20 are women, so it is a...
World ParaVolley would like to support member nations that are interested to run beach paravolley programs, trainings, competitions or camps by providing free Molten beach volleyballs. Interested member nations may decide on their activity and the dates and must send their written proposal to Dr. Stephen Giugni AM, Assistant Sport...
International volleyball instructor Athanasios Papageorgiou released his brand new book called Coaching Volleyball Beginners, which he co-authored with Dr. Jimmy Czimek of the German Volleyball Association (DVV). Coaching Volleyball Beginners is a step-by-step guide for coaches that helps them teach youth beginner players how to play volleyball. With the various...
