SITTING VOLLEYBALL NEWS
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No. 14 Brazil springs a surprise and wins World Championships silver
Against all odds, Brazil won silver at the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Championships in Elblag, Poland.
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No. 30 Iranian women qualify for Rio 2016
The Iranian women’s sitting volleyball team qualified for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games for the very first time, after reaching the final at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.
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Five Incheon victors qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympics
In total, 271 athletes have qualified for Rio, with five more slots secured at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para-Games.
Stinissen takes key role on IPC Athletes’ Council
Dutch sitting volleyball player Elvira Stinissen was elected as the new Vice Chair at the IPC’s Strategic Gathering in Berlin, Germany.
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Barry Couzner appointed World ParaVolley interim President
Australian Barry Couzner will now stand in as interim President in the wake of Dr Hossam Mostafa’s resignation.
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Sports stars and public unite to celebrate two years to go in Rio
To mark two years until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the city’s Flamengo Park hosted a special event on Sunday 7 September.
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US Paralympics marks two-year countdown to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
The United States Olympic Committee joins the global Paralympic Movement in celebrating the two-year countdown to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sunday 7 September.
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No. 20: Rwanda sitting volleyball team make it to London 2012
The Paralympic Movement is filled with inspirational and compelling stories of triumph over adversity, but there are few stories as awe-inspiring as the Rwandan sitting volleyball team’s formation and qualification for London 2012.
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Alibasic named June’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Safet Alibasic has been named Allianz Athlete of the Month for June after helping his side to become world champions.
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China and Russia eliminated from Sitting Volleyball Worlds
Pool winners both lost in their first round of knockout matches
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Watch live para-sport this weekend
Five great para-sport events will be live streamed this weekend so do not miss any of the action.
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USA to face China in gold medal match
Friday's semi-finals World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships conclude with wins for USA and China in the women's competition, whilst Brazil and Bosnia and Herzegovina make the men's final.
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New technology at sitting volleyball World Championships
The 2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Elblag, Poland, are seeing new initiatives and technology used to enhance the game.
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Four men’s teams progress to quarter-finals undefeated
Paralympic champions Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Iran and Russia remain unbeaten in the men's Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Poland.
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World ParaVolley 2014 General Assembly held in Poland
World ParaVolley held its biennial General Assembly in Elblag, Poland on 12 June 2014 in the same city that is staging the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships for men and women.
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WHAT TO WATCH: June 2014
A jam-packed month in store for sports fans, highlighted by international competitions in fencing, shooting, athletics, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, goalball and para-triathlon.
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Schedule released for Sitting Volleyball Worlds
Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s teams will vie for world titles in Poland in June.
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World ParaVolley joins forces with VolleySLIDE
VolleySLIDE will help bolster the grassroots sports development initiatives in sitting volleyball around the world.
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Flags raised ahead of Asean Para Games
11 countries set to compete in 12 sports in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Tuesday (14 January).
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Contract signing marks go ahead for Incheon 2014
Asian Para Games to be held from 18-24 October and feature 23 sports.