The World ParaVolley history podcast is back with a new episode and more stories to share. With exactly a year before the first serve in Tokyo, World ParaVolley founding president Pieter Joon traces the history of sitting volleyball in the Paralympics over the last few decades. Coincidentally, 2020 marks the...
World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner OAM has confirmed that the 2020 General Assembly will be fully conducted online on 6 December 2020. The Board recently approved the move in light of COVID-19 and considered that the benefits were clear since a virtual General Assembly will ensure reduced costs and greater...
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...
