Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2019 – Iran came up with their second win of the day, following their 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-5) win over hosts Thailand men’s tournament of the 2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships at the Huamark Indoor Stadium on Monday. Iran dictated the tempo in the...
Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2019 – Kazakhstan swept Japan in their opening day encounter in the men’s tournament of the 2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships at the Huamark Indoor Stadium on Monday. Kazakhstan utilised their strength in block early in the match, limiting Japan on the attack. The...
Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2019 – Japan powered their way to beat Korea in the women’s tournament opener of the 2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships at the Huamark Indoor Stadium on Monday. The Japanese opened an aggressive display of offence to start their campaign, whipping their Korean adversaries...
Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2019 – China ruled over Korea in the all-East Asian clash on the opening day of the 2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships at Huamark Indoor Stadium on Monday. China opened their Olympic qualification campaign with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-17) triumph against their regional...
Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2019 – Iran showed a clear upward trend on their straight-set (25-15, 25-13, 25-6) win over Cambodia in the opening match of the 2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships at the Huamark Indoor Stadium on Monday. Iran had an upbeat start to dominate their Southeast...
Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2019 – Bangkok has been offering athletes and fans a stage for many high-profile sports events, and this time, the Thai capital paves the way for ParaVolley athletes and fans to revel at the 2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships. The stage is set for...
Bangkok, Thailand, June 7, 2019 – The World ParaVolley (WPV) conducted three courses in Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, on the occasion of the 2019 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships. The first two courses were conducted earlier for coaches and referees, particularly a Level 1 Coaching Course conducted by...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched an updated version of the Athlete Learning Program about Health and Anti-Doping (ALPHA) course on its Anti-Doping e-Learning Platform (ADeL). Initially launched in 2014 – and developed with the help of athletes, leading psychologists, behavioral scientists, education technologists, e-learning specialists and prevention specialists...
The first Athletes’ Commission meeting was held on May 19th 2019 via Skype with the World ParaVolley President, Barry Couzner briefly in attendance to welcome all members. As we recall, the Board decided to revitalise the structure and management of the Athletes’ Commission, and in consultation with athletes devised the...
Chiba City, Japan (Reuters) – Sitting volleyball could be one of the most thrilling and loudest of the Paralympic disciplines at next year’s Tokyo 2020 Games if events during the Sitting Volleyball Challenge tournament in Chiba on Friday are anything to go by. In front of a raucous crowd of...
