The World ParaVolley Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Athletes’ Commission has been established and is underway in providing valuable feedback to the Organization via the newly elected Chair, Jose Rebelo. After recently held world-wide electronic elections, the following athlete representatives were chosen by current athletes of...
Eight weeks ahead of one of World ParaVolley’s 2019 highlights, teams are already confirming their participation to the first-ever Beach World Series event. The world is in for a spectacle as the tournament, set to be staged at the Longfengtou Beach in Pingtan, Fuzhou, China, hass seen eight men’s...
USA Volleyball has committed itself to the relatively new discipline of Beach ParaVolley (Standing) that could ultimately see additional Team USA athletes competing at the Paralympic Games. The USA Volleyball Board of Directors recently voted to confirm its designation as the official national federation for Beach ParaVolley. Story: By USA...
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Time to make your reservations. The Yucheng Sea-view International Hotel has been confirmed as the official hotel for the Pingtan Beach World Series Open. Only a four minute walk or three minute drive from the hotel to the competition venue, it’s ideally located for all Beach ParaVolley fans and athletes. The...
More great news coming out of Europe. Following their men’s European Championship Sitting Volleyball qualification tournament last week, here’s their latest newsletter giving a full run down plus more.
The Qualification Tournament Men for the last two spots at the 2019 European Sitting Volleyball Championships took place last week in Porec (CRO) and was a success across all levels. The event was organised jointly by ParaVolley Europe and OK Porec and welcomed seven men’s teams who battled it out...
The Athletes have spoken! Engagement is the key word World ParaVolley is about to enter a new era of athlete engagement with the recent election of the Athletes’ Commission. At the General Assembly in 2018 it was resolved to appoint two athletes – one male and one female – to...
Make sure you follow all the latest news and results from the qualification tournament for the Men’s European Sitting Volleyball Championship, taking place in Porec, Croatia from 21-24 February. Seven teams will battle it out for the last two remaining slots of the European Sitting Volleyball Championships which will take...
As Sitting Volleyball gains acknowledgment as a Paralympic sport, people who have made their contribution to its growth are also getting recognition. Recently, Adolf Urnaut received the Bloudek Award, Slovenian Volleyball’s highest national sports honour, for his lifetime achievements while Peter Končnik was honoured with the Bloudek Plaque for his...
