WADA’s 2023 Prohibited List comes into force on January 1

Agency calls on athletes, entourage and all stakeholders to note major modification concerning tramadol that is to take effect in 2024 Montreal, 21 December 2022 Further to our communication on 29 September 2022, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wishes to remind stakeholders that the 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and...

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Hungary beat Slovenia to win European Championship Division B title

Hungary rallied from a set down to win 3-1 (18-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-18) over Slovenia on Saturday and claim the gold medal of the 2022 Sitting Volleyball European Championship Men’s Division B in Rouen, France. Hungary and Slovenia both secured spots in next year’s European Championship in Italy, along with...

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ParaVolley Europe holds final event of 2022 in Rouen

Rouen, capital of the northern French region of Normandy, will host the final competition in ParaVolley Europe’s 2022 calendar, the 2022 Sitting Volleyball Championship Men’s Division B, where eight teams will be competing from December 15-17. The eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams, namely Lithuania, Latvia,...

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Introducing your Board of Directors

Held on 4 December, the 2022 virtual General Assembly delegates determined the composition of the Board of Directors by democratic vote. The positions decided by the delegates were:• Vice President – Lori Okimura who brings a wealth of experience in sport management and strategic planning and a multitude of contacts...

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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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