The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) announced the nominations for induction into the prestigious hall of fame, including two remarkable personalities in paravolley. Barry Couzner OAM of Australia, the former president of World ParaVolley (WPV), and Hadi Rezaei, multi-medallist head coach from Iran, who stand as pillars of leadership...
Since the thrilling announcement of the 2024 WPV Beach ParaVolley World Championships, anticipation and interest from member nations have surged to new heights. The double-gender beach paravolley event will be held in Yunyang, Chongqing, China from May 30 to June 2. World ParaVolley is delighted to witness this remarkable surge...
In the heart of China’s Yunnan province lies a gem of a city that not only captivates with its breathtaking landscapes but also emerges centrepiece of sporting events, including the prestigious 2024 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Final Qualifiers for Men and Women, presented by Delin Company. In Dali, beauty and...
Athanasios Papageorgiou, fondly revered as ‘Papa’, is a coaching legend whose influence spans generations within Germany and beyond. Born in 1943, Papageorgiou embarked on a distinguished career path marked by the passion for excellence. His journey into sports education began with the completion of the first state examination in sports...
Earlier this month, I was pleased to spend time in Cairo, Egypt to attend the first-ever Afro Arab Sitting Volleyball Club Championship. The tournament was the result of a strong collaboration between the Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sport, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, and Ehab Hassanein, President of ParaVolley Africa (PVA)...
The World ParaVolley Super 6 will be back in 2024 with the women’s event relaunching the international federation’s premier six nations sitting volleyball tournament in Nancy, France from June 11-16. The Women’s Super 6 will take place in Parc des Sports Vandoeuvre Nations in Nancy, about 350 kilometres away from...
The National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda has declared that the battleground for the final bouts of the men’s and women’s sitting volleyball championship will be at Bugesera District Stadium from March 23 to 24. The men’s quarterfinals promise intense clashes, with Gasabo taking on Rubavu, Musanze locking horns with Burera,...
Iran coach Hadi Rezaei is one that carries the significance of the weight of unparalleled success and dedication. His signature is his consistency and his body of work that is the envy of many. He is often described as a man of few words whose actions on and off the...
Beach paravolley development plans are firmly back on track after the pandemic severely sidelined World ParaVolley’s Sport Department’s programme of holding more international competitions. After the 2019 WPV Beach World Series in Pingtan, China will once again host a WPV beach paravolley event in May 2024. “This is a big...
Mr You Liang, Vice President of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and Director of the local organising committee, recently led a delegation to Dali to assess the ongoing preparations for the highly anticipated 2024 World ParaVolley Final Paralympics Qualifier. The inspection, conducted from March 13-14, aimed to ensure all arrangements...
