World ParaVolley (WPV) is seeking input on the SITTING VOLLEYBALL CALENDAR for the next quadrennial (2025-2028), following the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The Sport Department has prepared a “white paper” (available here) to stimulate discussion on a range of issues, but with the objective of creating a calendar of events...
Athanasios Papageorgiou has been a long-term successful ParaVolley coach, with a focus on standing volleyball and more recently, standing beach paravolley teams over many years. His successes with the German men’s team is legendary and includes a string of world titles. Atha is also an Honourary Life Member of World...
World ParaVolley has a brand new Taraflex floor for sitting volleyball available for sale. This floor will need to be transported from Gerflor in France and the purchaser would be responsible for any transportation and import duty costs. Exact details such as size, colour, negotiable purchase price and other information...
William “Bill” Kauffman June 13, 1969 – May 20, 2023 William “Bill” Kauffman, a member of the World ParaVolley Communications Commission and longtime press officer for USA Volleyball and the FIVB previously, passed away suddenly on 20 May 2023 at his home in Colorado Springs in the United States. He was...
Chris Seilkop has announced his intention to stand down as Team Leader for the Beach ParaVolley Commission. For the last four years Chris has led the Commission through its initial establishment, and planning for how we can secure inclusion of Beach ParaVolley into future Paralympic Games. Due to personal circumstances,...
World ParaVolley is seeking expressions of interest to host two major sitting volleyball events in 2024. Sitting Volleyball Mens and Womens Final Qualifier for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games These events must be held between 1 January and 15 April 2024 to ensure that we are able to confirm all...
World ParaVolley is seeking expressions of interest to host the 2024 Standing Beach ParaVolley World Championships. As part of building our second major discipline, World ParaVolley is seeking bids to host our premier international event for Standing Beach. World ParaVolley will establish a Standing Beach ParaVolley World Championship event each...
Awarded to worthy candidates for their outstanding contribution to the development and promotion of ParaVolley. Awarded to recognise distinguished service for work through programmes and activities enhancing and increasing the development of ParaVolley.
World ParaVolley Day is celebrated on April 24 to honour the formal creation of World ParaVolley in 1981 at a meeting held among six European representative countries in the German city of Bonn. As an independent international federation with membership in all four Zones of the world, World ParaVolley has...
Pieter Joon was inducted to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame Class of 2022, making him the very first inductee from ParaVolley. This year, Kari Miller-Ortiz of the United States and Hadi Rezaei of Iran are among the 16 nominees for the 2023 International Volleyball Hall of Fame Induction. Fans...
