World ParaVolley (WPV) President Barry Couzner has claimed International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has given his "personal backing" to WPV's bid to get beach Para-volleyball into the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics.

Standing beach ParaVolley wants to be included on the programme at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, it has been revealed by World ParaVolley (WPV) President Barry Couzner.

Paralympic gold medallists Iran  have become the 2018 men’s Sitting Volleyball World Champions as well after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets at The Hague today.

Russia have won the women’s World Sitting Volleyball Championships for the first time after beating the United States in the final 18-25, 27-25, 26-24, 26-24 in Rotterdam.

Defending women's champions China were beaten in the semi-finals as the World Sitting Volleyball Championships continued in The Netherlands today.

Paralympic gold medallists Iran advanced to the last four of the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in The Netherlands but needed four sets to see off Egypt.

Defending men's champions Bosnia and Herzegovina eased into the quarter-finals of the men’s World Sitting Volleyball Championships in Eindhoven.

Brazil, Russia, the United States, Ukraine and debutants Italy have all joined reigning champions China, hosts The Netherlands and Canada in the quarter-finals of the womens’ World Sitting-Volleyball Championships after the final group stage matches in Arnhem today. 

Holders China beat Iran today to make it two wins out of two in the women’s event at the Sitting Volleyball World Championships in The Netherlands.

Defending men's champions Bosnia and Herzegovina and Paralympic gold medallists Iran both began the Sitting Volleyball World Championships with victory in The Netherlands today.

The 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships are set to begin tomorrow in The Netherlands, where the winners of the men’s and women’s events will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The groups have been announced for the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships, with defending men's champions Bosnia and Herzegovina drawn alongside Rio 2016 bronze medallists Egypt in Pool D. 

ParaVolley Europe (PVE) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Sitting Volleyball Training Base of China (NSVTBC) in Shanghai.

China claimed home gold at the Women's World Super 6 sitting volleyball tournament in Chengdu.

Hosts Iran beat Russia in the final of the World Super 6 sitting volleyball event as action concluded today in Tabriz.