Message from the President

From the President’s Desk As 2016 draws to a close, it is a good time to provide our members and volunteers with a summary of what has been a very active year. Board Meetings We have conducted 5 meetings during the year, including a face-to-face meeting in China at which...

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Sitting Volleyball Moments – #19 in IPC Top 50 of 2016!

Once again, Sitting Volleyball has featured in the International Paralympic Committee’s Top 50 list – this time in 2016 with three ‘Moments’ together in one tidy package! USA Women take Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Gold over perennial champions China It was no short journey for the USA Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team...

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Saturday, 3 December 2016 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities – a day designated by the UN that applies worldwide. The theme for 2016 relates to Achieving Goals for the Future We Want – a very suitable theme for World ParaVolley as we continue to plan to offer...

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2017 World Club Cup Announced

ANNOUNCEMENT 2017 World ParaVolley World Club Cup Tabriz, I R Iran May 1-6, 2017 World ParaVolley and the I R Iran Sports Federation for the Disabled are pleased to jointly announce that the 2017 World Club Cup for men will take place in the city of Tabriz, I R Iran...

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R.I.P. Dan Apol – 1972-2016

On behalf of World ParaVolley and with the recent and sudden passing of Daniel Lee Apol, I wish to offer sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. I had many an interesting conversation with Dan, be it in a Sitting Volleyball venue or at an airport lounge after an...

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World ParaVolley Releases Classification Review Process

All International Federations that are members of the International Paralympic Committee have become signatories to the IPC Classification Code and its associated International Standards. As a signatory, World ParaVolley is not only obliged to apply the Code but also to review its own classification rules and processes to ensure that...

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World ParaVolley: All Rio 2016 Athlete Samples Negative

World ParaVolley: All Rio 2016 Athlete Samples Negative World ParaVolley is pleased to announce that all athlete samples collected during the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and for the period during and since 2012 London Paralympics, have returned 100 percent negative results for all ParaVolley athletes tested from...

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WADA Publishes the 2017 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods

From the World Anti-Doping Agency Montreal, 29 September 2016 Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2017 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods; along with, the 2017 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes. The List – which designates what substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition, and which...

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