As Japan embark on their campaign for Paralympic Games qualification, the team has reason to be optimistic about its future, as they have a core of veterans that could guide their new, young talents. Among them is Mizuho Fujimoto, a 19-year-old university student from Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City. Fujimoto cherishes...
The Egyptian men’s national sitting volleyball team won the gold medal at the African Zone Championship held in Lagos, Nigeria, becoming the first Egyptian Para team to stamp their ticket to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Egypt’s men’s team blanked Morocco 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-16) in the final at Teslim...
Rwanda’s triumphant African Zone Championship women’s squad returned home to a heroes’ welcome from their supporters. The Rwandan teams touched down at Kigali International Airport on Sunday night, receiving a warm welcome from Rwandan Ministry of Sports’ Director General for Sports Development Rwego Ngarambe. Amakipe y’Igihugu y’umukino wa Sitting Volleyball...
The World ParaVolley Board of Directors approved a restructuring of the organisation’s Communications Committee last week. The restructure will allow for changes in the committee’s core operational structure and function as recommended in a recent presentation by Marketing Director, Christine Shelby Porter (USA), in cooperation with Brand Communications Manager, Anna...
Following the completion of the 2023 ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships in Lagos, Nigeria from January 29 to February 3, two more teams have qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, consequently confirming the World Cup men’s qualification spot for Germany. Egypt clinched their record 10th men’s zone title victory,...
The Rwanda women’s team and Egypt men’s team have extended their reigns in the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships, following their respective victories on Saturday at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Rwanda were three-time reigning zone champions and Egypt were nine-time winners before they swept the zone titles in...
Weiping Tu OAM has spent over 40 years helping grow the game of Sitting Volleyball, both within the Asia Oceania zone and around the globe. After studying Volleyball at the famous Beijing Sports University and coaching in China for many years, Weiping migrated to Australia in 1988 and the began...
Brenda Jensen, née Maymon, and Tracey Lange will be celebrated as USA Volleyball’s All-Time Great Athletes at its 2024 Hall of Fame annual banquet and ceremony on May 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Maymon-Jensen is a three-time Paralympian who won bronze with the USA women’s witting volleyball team at Athens 2004,...
Egypt and Morocco secured their spots in the men’s final of the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. On Friday, Egypt defeated Algeria in the first semifinal match with a scoreline of 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-13), while Morocco claimed the second semifinal match...
Rwanda started and finished Thursday with two triumphs to lead the way into the women’s final against Kenya, while Egypt cruised to a sweep of Group A to advance in the men’s semifinals along with Algeria, Rwanda and Morocco Three-time winners of the ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championship, Rwanda, will...
