Isabelle Collot

ParaVolley Europe Newsletter 1

The new ParaVolley Europe board has published Newsletter 1 which is now available on the link below. The newsletter will be published on a monthly basis and will consist of news, tournament and courses information provided by us but also by clubs, players and federations therefore if there are any pieces of information that you think are worth publishing, please …

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New rankings available

Following the 2017 European Sitting Volleyball Championships which took place in Porec (CRO) between 4th and 12th November 2017, the new rankings are now available on the links below: New Ranking

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New ParaVolleyEurope Board elected

The new ParaVolley Europe board was elected on Sunday 5th November 2017 with the new president Branko Mihorko from Slovenia with as many votes as federations in attendance, in the presence of Barry Couzner, World ParaVolley President and Ratko Kovacic, European Paralympic Committee President. The other elected board members were as follows: – Vice President: Paul Harmsen (NED) – Secretary General: Ivana Pavic (CRO) – Development …

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New competition dedicated website

The 2017 European Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men & Women competition now has its own website! You can find it at http://www.eurosittingvolley.com where you will get from now on all the information and news about the competition which will start on 4th November until 12th November and will see the best teams in Europe battling it out for the European crown!  

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Updated Men’s Competition table – #EuroSittingVolley

Below are the updated pool tables following today’s drawing of pools which took place in Croatia: Pool A Men A1 CRO Croatia A2 POL Poland A3 ITA Italy Pool B Men B1 BIH Bosnia & Herzegovina B2 HUN Hungary B3 SRB Serbia B4 GEO Georgia Pool C Men C1 RUS Russia C2 NED Netherlands C3 LAT Latvia Pool D Men …

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New Drawing of Pools to take place for the men’s competition

Unfortunately, due to the withdrawal of Azerbaijan Men’s team, changes need to be made to fill the non-seeded places. The updated Men Competition format will be as below: Four preliminary pools play round robin. Pool A = Seeded 1 – 8 – and 1 team by draw. Pool B = Seeded 2 – 7 – and 2 teams by draw. …

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#EuroSittingVolley Drawing of Pools Format

The Drawing of Pools for the #EuroSittingVolley will take place on Saturday 29th July at 11.00 at the Hotel Albatros in Poreč (CRO) and will be streamed live for the first time in the history of the competition on the following link: EuroSittingVolley Below is a comprehensive explanation of how the draw will be decided. COMPETITION SYSTEM The competition system of …

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European Paralympic Youth Games 2017 without sitting volleyball

Due to the lack of registration form and interest from countries, sitting volleyball will unfortunately not be included at the European Paralympic Youth Games which will take place in Liguria (ITA) later this year. This is a real shame for the sport as it was a great opportunity to get it showcased to a different audience but ParaVolley Europe is …

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A short report from Dariusz Jasiński – Georgia & Sitting Volleyball

“Georgia is a new ParaVolley country and I wanted to share with you my experience during the international competition which took place between 30th April and 3rd May 2017 in my position as Team Manager of the club of Wroclav which represented Poland. Georgia National Para Volleyball Federation organised their first-ever international tournament in sitting volleyball in their capital city Tbilisi. …

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First Ever Italian Sitting Volleyball Championship to start this weekend!

Everything is ready for the first Italian Sitting Volley Championship starting this weekend in Rotonda, Region of Basilicata, and in Roma. 10 men teams and 6 women teams will take part in the very first Italian National Championship for Clubs. President Pietro Bruno Cattaneo commented “The start of the first Italian Championship is an important milestone for Sitting Volleyball, and …

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