The celebration of the International World ParaVolley Day commemorates the official start of the International Federation. On 24 April 1981, World ParaVolley was formally created at a meeting in Bonn, Germany on the occasion of the European Sitting Volleyball Championships. The current World ParaVolley Board of Directors has approved that International...
While some try to stay active at home to curb the coronavirus spread, United States libero and Rio 2016 Paralympic champion Bethany Zummo took time away from the gym to put her other skill to good use and serve her community in California. View this post on Instagram Paralympic gold...
World ParaVolley is pleased to announce that Mr Albert Alejandro has been appointed as the Federation’s Social Media Manager. Mr Alejandro brings fresh ideas and strategy to the World ParaVolley family, having a strong background on social media as a senior community manager in a reputable digital services company and...
From the Board of Directors: The Board of World ParaVolley fully supports the decision to postpone the Paralympic Games into 2021 in the interests of the health and safety of our athletes and officials. We recognize that the athletes, coaches, and federations now have to redesign training schedules in order...
Dear all, As a result of discussions between the World ParaVolley Board of Directors, ParaVolley Egypt, and the Egyptian Government, the 2020 World Cup for men and women will be postponed to a later date. More detailed information will be distributed soon. These past few weeks have been a difficult...
I regret to inform our Members that the Men’s Final Qualifier is immediately cancelled due to the coronavirus situation, the difficulties of worldwide travel, including into and out of the USA, and a number of other important reasons. A fuller explanation will be provided as soon as possible. My sincere...
Canada’s sitting volleyball player Danielle Ellis has been selected as February’s Allianz Athlete of the Month after leading the campaign to claim the final Tokyo 2020 Paralympic bid at the World ParaVolley qualifier in Halifax, Canada. Ellis was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player with a tournament high 47 kills,...
World ParaVolley is pleased to advise that ParaVolley Egypt has been chosen by the Board as the host of the 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup (men and women), replacing China at the last minute, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The inaugural World Cup competition will take place in Cairo, Egypt...
Dear friends in Beach ParaVolley, As the entire world comes to grips with the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak which has affected many countries, mainly China, the World ParaVolley can confirm that the Sports Department has been closely monitoring the situation and is continuing to negotiate with the Pingtan...
On behalf of the World ParaVolley Board, I regret to advise that the planned 2020 Sitting Volleyball World Cup in China has to be relocated due to the coronavirus outbreak in the interests of our athletes and officials. This move is fully supported by the President of ParaVolley Asia Oceania,...
