World ParaVolley presented an application for sitting volleyball and beach paravolley to be included in the LA28 Paralympic Games sports programme. World ParaVolley hopes beach paravolley, the second discipline for the International Federation, to make its debut in LA28. Men’s sitting volleyball was first included in the 1980 Paralympic Games...
The World ParaVolley Board is pleased to announce that Nicole Ban (CAN) has been appointed Team Leader of the Coaches Commission. Nicole has been the Head Coach of Team Canada’s women’s sitting volleyball team for 7 years and in that time has achieved considerable on-court success, including a recent 4th...
The Judicial Commission of World ParaVolley deals with any cases of disputes between individuals or organizations and is completely independent of the Board. The Commission membership is approved by the General Assembly every 2 years – next in December 2022. The Judicial Commission has the important task of providing “natural...
“Today marks the official countdown to the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said five-time Olympic medalist and LA28 Chief Athlete Officer Janet Evans. “The LA28 Games will be unlike any other, showcasing the best of Southern California’s exceptional stadiums and world-class culture to athletes and fans alike. This milestone makes...
Czech Republic extended their reign at the Bronze Nations League after their 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22) win over Estonia at Gymnase Alice Milliat on Sunday. Czech Republic came out the gates in the first set with a 12-6 advantage but Estonia overcame their service blunders to reduce the gap...
Four nations will be competing in the 2022 Men’s Sitting Volleyball European Bronze Nations League from July 8 to 10 in the French city of Lyon. France will host Estonia, Great Britain and defending champions Czech Republic in the three-day competition. The Czechs won the inaugural event in 2021. The...
The state-of-the-art Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra will be hosting a camp and tournament from September 16 to 20. The first two days will be a camp where all athletes and coaches can train together – an opportunity to exchange ideas to further develop the discipline of beach paravolley...
In accordance with World Anti-Doping Code (Code) Article 5.6.1, which concerns retired athletes returning to competition, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the following documents on its website (https://www.wada-ama.org/en/resources/world-anti-doping-program/code-article-561-exemption-application-procedure-and-guidelines): Exemption Application Guidelines for determining whether an exemption is warranted; An Exemption Application Procedure, which aims to provide guidance to...
Sitting volleyball was among the Paralympic sports that event participants tried out during the Olympic Day celebrations on June 26 at the area around Stade de France in Seine-Saint-Denis in Paris. The area was transformed into an open-air playground, where participants got to explore three Paralympic sports and 30 Olympic...
World ParaVolley has announced the teams that are officially invited to participate in the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships to be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 to 11 November 2022. This system completely replaces the original invitations and slot allocation that was based on the event occurring planned...
