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...
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its PLY post-nominal initiative to recognise the Paralympians’ contribution to the Movement through their hard work, commitment to and promotion of the Paralympic values. Post-nominal letters, such as PhD or MD, are placed after a person’s name to indicate that they hold a...
On 27 October 2021 the World ParaVolley Board unanimously approved the first official Beach Development Centre that is located in Florida, USA – the Hickory Point Beach Sand Volleyball Complex. This is an exciting development for the progress of beach paravolley which is planning to be included in the LA...
Handling defeat is never easy, but facing it twice in a row, especially at the Paralympic stage, is tough and heartbreaking for any athlete. Outside hitter Gilberto Lourenco da Silva or Giba had seen Brazil’s rise in men’s sitting volleyball since he was a member of the Brazilian team that...
At age 30, Jasmin Brkic is the youngest player in the highly experienced Bosnia and Herzegovina side that won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded a 3-1 victory against Brazil in the men’s bronze medal match at Makuhari Messe Hall. In his first Paralympic Games,...
Photo: OIS/Simon Bruty Brazil won the bronze medal in women’s sitting volleyball at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, following their win over Canada 3-1 at Makuhari Messe Hall. Edwarda de Oliveira Dias or Duda quickly became one of the key players in the arsenal of the Brazilian squad. It was...
After RPC’s 3-1 loss to Iran in the men’s gold medal match at Makuhari Messe Hall, Viktor Milenin dedicated his Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games silver medal to his wife Anna, daughter Vasilisa and sons Matvev and Timofey. He also expressed his hope to go one step further and finish with...
Tang Xuemei was a promising athlete who played for her school’s basketball and table tennis teams. She was in a school dormitory when a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. The earthquake that lasted seconds-long left thousands of fatalities and injured...
Photo: Kyodo News Morteza Mehrzadselakjani was named the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, capping off a successful campaign that saw Iran win back-to-back gold medals. View this post on Instagram A post shared by World ParaVolley (@worldparavolley) The two-time Paralympian led...
Photo: Kyodo News United States captain Kathryn Holloway was hailed the Most Valuable Player of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after steering her team to a back-to-back gold medal finish. View this post on Instagram A post shared by World ParaVolley (@worldparavolley) In her fourth Paralympics, the 35-year-old...
