SITTING VOLLEYBALL NEWS

2018 Sitting Volleyball Worlds: 5 things to know
Netherlands will stage competition with the world's best 16 male and female teams competing

Sitting volleyball: 5 key moments from 2017
We look back on the sport’s most memorable moments this year

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 27 – World ParaVolley launches Super 6
New competition for top six female teams attracts record prize money

Para sport review: November 2017
Winter season kicks off while Para badminton and wheelchair fencing Worlds take place

Tokyo 2020: Netherlands strengthen sitting volleyball chances
Three-time Paralympian Stinissen hopes home Worlds will boost team

Russia celebrate double gold at sitting volleyball Euros
Ukraine have to settle for silver in both men’s and women’s competitions

Who should be Americas Athlete of the Month?
Vote now to decide who was the best athlete in the Americas in October

November 2017 Preview
Snow sports return and Marathon series wraps up in New York

Brazil and US dominate Pan America Championships
Two nations claim a title apiece after contesting both men’s and women’s finals

IWAS and World ParaVolley sign co-operation agreement
Among the objectives is to include sitting volleyball in the IWAS Games

October 2017 preview
Check out the Para sport competitions you need to be watching this month

Para sport review: September 2017
Three world championships headlined action-packed month
How sport changed Mehrzadselakjani’s life
The Iranian sitting volleyball player compares and contrasts life before and after Rio 2016.

Hosts Rwanda and Egypt claim African titles in Kigali
Regional Sitting Volleyball Championships conclude on 17 September

Delangelica Lima aims to keep improving
Far from being satisfied after winning a historical bronze with the Brazilian women’s team in Rio, the 27-year-old already targets further success.

Qualification criteria for 2018 Worlds released
World ParaVolley made the announcement on 26 April, with 16 men’s and 16 women’s teams set to compete in the Netherlands in July 2018.

Sitting volleyball European Championships presented in Croatia
The Croatian city of Porec will stage the largest sitting volleyball event ever from 4-12 November 2017, with 16 countries competing.

Bosnia and Herzegovina aim high at Europeans
The men’s Rio 2016 sitting volleyball silver medallists are hoping to successfully defend the continental title once again, having won every edition since 1999.

China’s Lijun Zhang happy for US success in Rio
Although disappointed for losing out on gold, the two-time sitting volleyball gold medallist believes it is good for the sport to have a new Paralympic champion.

Croatia getting ready to host ParaVolley Europeans
The Croatian city of Porec will stage this year’s edition of the ParaVolley European Championships from 4-12 November.