USA Volleyball organises beach paravolley tournament in Florida

Teams from the United States and the Australian national team are competing at the USA Volleyball Beach ParaVolley Recognized Development Event (RDE) on December 2-4 at Hickory Point Beach in Tavares, Florida. Seven US teams are entered in the RDE, including four women’s teams and three men’s teams, plus the...

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Stories from Sarajevo 2022

After seeing the best snapshots of the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships, it’s time to rewind and read the stories of Sarajevo 2022… Look through the stories that shaped the World Championships in Sarajevo. Sarajevo 2022 was packed with eight days of excitement, we chronicled and live blogged...

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Statement from the World ParaVolley Board of Directors

World ParaVolley, the International Federation of volleyball for persons with a physical impairment, announced today that an international technical official, Pierre Farmer (Canada) has been permanently suspended. The suspension has been imposed following the resolution of disciplinary proceedings brought by World ParaVolley against Mr Farmer. The disciplinary proceedings related to...

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2022 World ParaVolley General Assembly

In line with many other international organisations, World ParaVolley will not be holding a face-to-face 2022 General Assembly.  The Board of Directors has decided to conduct a virtual General Assembly as was held in 2020. The General Assembly will be held on 4 December, 2022, at 12h00 noon UTC. We...

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Sitting volleyball gets boost in Indonesia

After successfully hosting the 11th ASEAN Para Games earlier this year in Solo, Indonesia, where sitting volleyball was featured as one of the most popular disciplines, the nation is making significant efforts to foster the development of the sport through organisation of local tournaments. The West Java Paralympic Committee is...

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Colombia leads efforts in ParaVolley for All project in Pan Am zone

The development of the ParaVolley for All project was initiated by Colombia to look for an effective strategy for training sitting volleyball teams during the pandemic. In 2020, Colombia conducted virtual trainings through theoretical and practical tools for several sitting volleyball teams and national teams, which eventually allowed them to...

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Sarajevo 2022 in pictures

Take a look at the images that captured the spirit of the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships… Here we look at some of the best snapshots of WPV Official Photographer Sinisa Kanizaj. Tears for Ukraine at Sarajevo 2022 – “While we are here in safety, our families are...

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Mehrzad: We should be the heroes of our lives

Morteza Mehrzadselakjani serves at the gold medal match of Sarajevo 2022 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 November 2022 – Being the second tallest man in the world, everyone’s attention pans to Iran’s Morteza Mehrzadselakjani everywhere he goes, but the 35-year-old sitting volleyball athlete remains shy and humble. “I am not...

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Gizele gets golden moment she waited for

Eyes on the ball for Gizele as she sets to her teammates in Sarajevo 2022’s gold medal match between Brazil and Canada Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11, November 2022 – Gizele Maria da Costa Dias finally got her golden moment at the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships on...

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Brazil coach in medal rush in Sarajevo

Not one but two medals land in Fernando Lages Guimarães magic hands with the men’s bronze and the women’s gold Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 November 2022 – The Brazilian women’s team winning gold medal in the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships is a record in itself, but...

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