IWAS and World ParaVolley sign Memorandum of Understanding
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) and World ParaVolley have penned an Memorandum of Understanding.
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World ParaVolley open first Development Centre in Hangzhou
The first World ParaVolley Development Centre has been opened in Chinese city Hangzhou.
Qualification criteria for 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships announced
World ParaVolley have announced the qualification criteria for the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in The Netherlands.
Chinese sitting volleyball star claims Paralympic final defeat shows sport's growing strength
China’s Lijun Zhang believes the country’s defeat in the women’s sitting volleyball gold medal match at Rio 2016 showed how the sport has developed.
Croatian Paralympic Committee confident of hosting successful ParaVolley European Championships
Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) secretary general Ticijan Komparic says the body is sure this year’s ParaVolley European Championships in Porec will be a "very positive experience" for all concerned.
World ParaVolley to hold sitting volleyball courses in Costa Rica
World ParaVolley are to hold a series of sitting volleyball courses in Costa Rica next month to attract more officials to the sport.
Sitting volleyball programmes to be introduced in Kenyan special learning schools in 2017
Kenya Para-Volley Federation (KPVF) President Polycarp Mboya has revealed the country will roll out sitting volleyball programmes in schools during 2017.
Paralympic sitting volleyball champions rise to top of respective world rankings
The United States' women and Iran's men have climbed to the summit of the World ParaVolley sitting volleyball rankings following their victories at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Allen reappointed World ParaVolley general manager on four-year contract
Phil Allen has been reappointed as the general manager of World ParaVolley on a four-year contract, the governing body have confirmed.
Iran dedicate sitting volleyball triumph at Paralympics to cyclist tragically killed in crash during Rio 2016
Iran secured their sixth Paralympic Games sitting volleyball gold medal with an emotional four-set victory over defending champions Bosnia and Herzegovina, dedicating their triumph to team-mate Bahman Golbarnezhad, tragically killed following a crash in the cycling yesterday.
United States end China's domination of Paralympic women's sitting volleyball competition
The United States ended China's 12-year domination of the Paralympic women's sitting volleyball competition with an emphatic victory in the gold medal match at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 venue here.
U.S Paralympics names five army veterans in sitting volleyball squad for Rio 2016
A total of five milirary veterans will form part of the United States' 12-man sitting volleyball squad for next month's Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, it has been announced.
Canada pick squad for Paralympic sitting volleyball debut
Twelve players have been selected for Canada's debut in the women's sitting volleyball tournament at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Sixteen countries take part in sitting volleyball coaching course
Sixteen different countries were represented at a sitting volleyball coaching course - a number seen as a big step forward for the Paralympic sport.
Heavyweights to collide in group stage of Rio 2016 sitting volleyball tournament
There will be repeats of both London 2012 sitting volleyball finals after the draw was made for the Rio 2016 Paralympic competition.
