World ParaVolley is now accepting Team Leader Applications for Commissions and Committees for the 2022-2025 period Applications for the volunteer positions of Team Leader (formerly Chairs) of the World ParaVolley Commissions and Committees for the period 2022-2025 are now invited. The applications are due 30 November 2021. The current Chairs...
The World ParaVolley Board has supported the recommendations of the two Rules of the Game Committees to update the sitting volleyball and beach paravolley rules for the period 2022-24. As the two strategic disciplines of World ParaVolley, it was important that these Rules were updated as deemed necessary by the...
World ParaVolley is continuing to seek nominations for the 2022 version of the World ParaVolley Awards. The work of the World ParaVolley Awards Committee since 2019 resulted in 120 sitting volleyball recognition awards being approved and distributed by the Board of Directors on International World ParaVolley Day 2020 and over...
Reigning world and European champions RPC came in fifth place in their Paralympic Games women’s sitting volleyball debut at Tokyo 2020, but they are now shifting their focus to the next edition of the quadrennial in Paris three years from now. “We’re going to start right now, working on being...
It is with great enthusiasm that World ParaVolley endorses Ms. Michelle Schiffler, sitting volleyball athlete, as a candidate for the upcoming IPC Athletes’ Council elections. Michelle has had a lengthy career in sitting volleyball, representing Team USA at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games where she won silver...
From IPC: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched the Doping Control Guide for Testing Athletes in Para Sport to assist anti-doping organisations and those working out in the field, collecting samples from Para athletes for anti-doping purposes ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The IPC Guide includes tips...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Tokyo 2020) began publishing the third and final editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks on 15 June (Tuesday). These comprehensive guidelines, which are a key part of the...
From the World Anti-Doping Agency SPOTLIGHT, available HERE For many elite athletes and anti-doping professionals around the world, one of the most regular types of interaction they have with WADA is through ADAMS. Launched in 2005, ADAMS is a secure and cost-free, web-based system that centralizes doping control-related data such...
World ParaVolley has been working hard over the past number of months to put together the initial phase of E-ParaVolley, an online LMS which will offer possibilities for individuals to learn more about World ParaVolley and to embark on technical education pathways. The program has been made possible in large...
As hosts of the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Final Qualifier, NPC Germany should be congratulated on their delivery of this all-important event for the athletes. The notable achievements included: • Some 780 COVID-19 tests were conducted with not one positive finding • During 5 days of competition there were 16,111 live...
