Sitting Volleyball Info

Month: October 2017

  • 2017 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Championships match results

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    http://www.worldparavolley.org/welcome-2017-paravolley-pan-america-sitting-volleyball-championships/ Day/Date Time Match Result Thu 26 Oct 9h00 M – BRA v CRC 3-0(25-5, 25-14, 25-8) Thu 26 Oct 10h30 M – CAN v USA 2-3 (13-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 5-15) Thu 26 Oct 12h00 W – CAN v BRA 2-3 (21-25, 25-23, 14-25, 27-25, 11-15) Thu 26 Oct 16h30 M – BRA v…

  • From Army To Invictus

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    http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/army-invictus   From Army To Invictus Pa Modou Nije lost both his legs in the Army, but didn’t let that stop him from pursuing this dreams. Here, Samantha Merrett speaks to him about his story 26/10/2017 10:00 AM TRIUMPH: Pa Modou Nije at the Invictus Games PA MODOU Njie, originally from Gambia, joined the Army…

  • Voss fights the odds to be an Olympian

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    http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=421071  Voss fights the odds to be an Olympian Zanzeer SinghMonday, October 23, 2017 LAST year’s Rio Paralympics Canadian sitting volleyball team member Felicia Voss is cherishing a new lease of life filled with confidence and happiness after a bad case of pneumonia sent her into septic shock in 2011, which in turn put her…

  • Paravolley Parades SA Pride

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    http://varsitynewspaper.co.za/2017/10/21/paravolley-parades-sa-pride/   Paravolley Parades SA Pride POSTED ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 BY ERICA MAR By Jess Fish South Africans beamed with pride as we sent our first team to the biennial African ParaVolleyChamps held in Rwanda this September. ParaVolley is a Paralympic sport, with almost identical rulesto ‘normal’ volleyball, except that the net is lower, the court smaller,…

  • Carleton Place native helps Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team in world championship qualification

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    https://www.insideottawavalley.com/sports-story/7661676-carleton-place-native-helps-canadian-women-s-sitting-volleyball-team-in-world-championship-qualification/ Carleton Place native helps Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team in world championship qualification SPORTS Oct 19, 2017 Carleton Place Almonte Canadian Gazette Carleton Place native Anne Fergusson, a member of Canada’s sitting women’s volleyball team has earned an automatic berth to the 2018 World Championships. She will play with the team during the 2017 ParaVolley Pan…

  • Canadian Sitting Teams Ready For World Championship Qualification

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    https://volleymob.com/canadian-sitting-teams-ready-world-championship-qualification/   CANADIAN SITTING TEAMS READY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION   0volleymob | October 17th, 2017 Canada men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams will be tested later this month as they attempt to qualify for the 2018 World Championships. Current Photo via CPC Share Canadian Sitting Teams Ready For World Championship Qualification on Facebook Tweet Canadian Sitting…

  • IWAS and World ParaVolley sign Memorandum of Understanding

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    https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1056226/iwas-and-world-paravolley-sign-memorandum-of-understanding By Dan Palmer    Friday, 6 October 2017 The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) and World ParaVolley have penned an Memorandum of Understanding. The deal is an effort to strengthen cooperation between the two organisations, and to facilitate promotion and competition opportunities for volleyball. IWAS President Paul DePace and his World ParaVolley equivalent…

  • Prince Harry praises Georgian athletes as Invictus Games closes in Toronto

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    http://agenda.ge/news/88152/eng  [VIDEO] The Georgian sitting volleyball team were presented at the hall and enjoyed prolonged ovations following the Prince’s words. Agenda.ge,4 Oct 2017 – 16:05, Tbilisi,Georgia The Invictus Games officially ended in Toronto, Canada. At the closing ceremony, Prince Harry talked about how astonished he was by the Georgian team. “I could not have been…