Xu Yixiao’s powerful performance was key to China’s 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 26-24) victory over the United States at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball tournament at North Paris Arena on Friday. Xu scored 25 points, showcasing her dominance with 20 impactful attacks. Tang Xuemei contributed 18 points,...
After a challenging match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, Hesham Elshwikh reflected on the team’s performance at Paris 2024North Paris Arena . Despite Egypt’s 3-1 loss, Elshwikh found positives in their performance. “I’m happy with our effort,” he remarked, appreciating the fight they displayed against a strong opponent. Yet,...
Heidi Peters was visibly thrilled at North Paris Arena after Canada’s 3-0 win over Slovenia in their first Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sitting volleyball match. “I’m so pumped to have taken care of business,” she said, clearly excited. The match had its challenges, especially with the team’s initial nerves. “We...
Kazakhstan swept France with a 3-0 (25-7, 25-20, 25-7) triumph at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games men’s sitting volleyball competition on Thursday at North Paris Arena. Erik Kaskabayev led the charge for Kazakhstan with 14 points, including eight attack points, a block, and five service winners. For France, Damien Roget...
Canada opened their campaign with a strong performance, sweeping Slovenia 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-12 ) to secure a victory on the first day of competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Thursday at North Paris Arena. Jennifer Oakes contributed to her team her team’s success, contributing 14 points with...
Bosnia and Herzegovina emerged victorious in a thrilling 3-1 (26-28, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23) battle against Egypt in the opening men’s sitting volleyball match at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Thursday at North Paris Arena. Mirzet Duran was the star of the match, delivering a dominant performance with 21 points,...
Suellen Dellangelica Lima’s outstanding performance led Brazil to cruise to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-7) victory over Rwanda in their opening match at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball competition on Wednesday at North Paris Arena. Suellen contributed a total of 23 points, which included 12 powerful attacks...
Five sitting volleyball players have been selected to carry their countries’ flags at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. These athletes will lead their respective delegations during the Opening Ceremony at Place de la Concorde on Wednesday, reflecting the growing recognition of the sport. View this...
World ParaVolley President, Lori Okimura of the United States, confirmed this afternoon that the IPC informed the international federation of sitting volleyball that Paris 2024 will be provide enhanced coverage of the Paralympic Sitting Volleyball competition. Coverage will include all matches in the sitting volleyball competition beginning Thursday 29 August...
Earlier this year WPV was provided with evidence that suggested that a ParaVolley player had a degree of movement and ability that appeared to be significantly different to the medical information available to WPV at the time the player was allocated a Sport Class. The player and the player’s National...
