Media accreditation is now open for the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships from November 4 to 11 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. All members of the media both local/national and international, can now apply for accreditation using the WPV Media Accreditation Form. The deadline to register is Monday,...
Nominations for World ParaVolley Awards Since 2019 the work of the Awards Committee has resulted in over 300 awards, including Recognition, Outstanding Achievement, Distinguished Service and Honorary Life Membership Awards, which were distributed by the Board of Directors annually on 24th April, International World ParaVolley Day. The Committee’s target for...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 23 September 2022 and enters into force on 1 January 2023. the 2023 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2022 List; and the 2023...
Are you into social media? Are you prepared to volunteer your skills for an international sport federation that views social media as the most important current form of communication worldwide? Can you communicate effectively in written English? Can you work with us during our sitting volleyball and beach paravolley competitions?...
Paralympians Sadegh Bigdeli of Iran and Heidi Peters of Canada belong to the second group of elected athletes who will join the representatives of ParaVolley Europe, ParaVolley Africa and ParaVolley Pan America in the WPV Athletes’ Commission. Bigdeli and Peters will serve as the PVAO Representative and Global Representative, respectively....
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and HAPGOC, the local organising committee, announced that the 4th edition of the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, originally scheduled to be held in October this year, will now be held from October 22 to 28, 2023. The decision on the new dates came after discussions...
World ParaVolley has confirmed Cairo, Egypt, to host the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup, following the COVID-19-related postponement of its hosting in 2021. On Saturday, WPV and ParaVolley Egypt have finalised the agreement for hosting the double-gender event from November 11 to 18, 2023 in Nasr City, a district...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), through a letter, confirmed on Tuesday the election of Croatia sitting volleyball star and captain Ivan Cosic to the inaugural WADA Athlete Council. In line with recent governance reforms that are being implemented to ensure that athlete views and experiences are integrated within all levels...
Poland defeated Türkiye 3-1 (30-28, 20-25, 25-17, 25-23) to put the seal on their undefeated 2022 Silver Nations League – Men title-winning campaign in Karadeniz Eregli on Sunday. After finishing fourth in the 2021 edition, the Poles started with an impressive three straight-set wins against Italy, the Netherlands and Slovenia,...
Recently the Board has submitted several applications for the development and promotion of Beach in an effort to offer the discipline of beach paravolley to our athletes with a physical impairment – thereby increasing playing opportunities. Our LA 2028 application for the inclusion of beach paravolley (along with sitting volleyball)...
