In the countdown to the Paralympic Games in Paris, athletes of the Brazilian men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams have begun their preparations for the podium in the biggest Para sporting competition on the planet. The athletes have gathered at the Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre in Sao Paulo last January...
Kazakhstan ParaVolley announced that men’s national team head coach, Bauyrzhan Takhauov, won the Paralympic Sports Coach of the Year honour this year, beating three other candidates through online voting. Takhauov won with 45 per cent of the votes, tallying 2,332 votes, with a 179-vote margin over the next best candidate...
Teams have switched to high gear in their preparations for the 2023 ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships in Lagos, Nigeria from January 29 to February 3. Here are some updates on the teams: NIGERIA Source: Lagos Television News KENYA ZIMBABWE Source: Enigma Centre of Ability RWANDA
NPC Rwanda has announced their 28-strong athlete delegation for the upcoming ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships, with six uncapped players making coach Mossad Elaiuty’s final cut. Marcianne Mahoro and Yvonne Imanishimwe have been called up to join the Liliane Mukobwankawe-skippered women’s team, while Janvier Sinayobye, Ezra Kubwimana, Leandre Muhawenimana...
The Latvian Volleyball Federation (LVF) held the awarding ceremony for the country’s best athletes of 2023 at Splendid Palace in Riga on Saturday, January 13. The awards were presented in 12 categories and lifetime achievement awards, as well as appreciation awards for volleyball promoters. Andrejs Filipavičs, who helped the Latvian...
Dwight Tassell Obituary On January 11, 2024, our beloved Dwight Huong Van Tassell left this life. His kindness, humor, and gentle temperament touched anyone who knew him. He was truly a peacemaker and was always a source of persistent positivity. Dwight was born in Vietnam under difficult circumstances. He became...
France sitting volleyball athlete Benjamin Lacroix-Desmazes is among the first 14 torchbearers revealed to carry the Olympic and Paralympic flame in Calvados, selected by the Department of Calvados and the Cities of Caen and Deauville. “Very proud to carry this symbolic flame in my hometown on May 30th! Thank you...
The United States men’s sitting volleyball national team announced on January 12 that the North Texas Region will host a series of friendlies between the United States and Kazakhstan after a week of joint training in Oklahoma. The United States are still seeking for qualification to the Paralympic Games in...
NPC Rwanda announced on Thursday, January 11, the 2023-2024 Rwanda Sitting Volleyball National Championships will take place from January 13 to 14 at Bugusera Stadium in the town of Nyamata in Bugusera District. The double-gender sitting volleyball tournament this weekend is the third and final qualifying round for the Finals,...
Dangjin Newspaper, a local newspaper in Korea, produced content to introduce sports for people with disabilities by presenting it through articles and videos. This special feature includes seven sports, including boccia, Para lawn ball, goalball, Para badminton, Para bowling, Para rowing and sitting volleyball. Currently, the society is centred around...
