Author: Kwok
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Iran sitting volleyball aim gold at Asian Para Games: Morteza Mehrzad
October 5, 2018 – 14:33 https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/428188/Iran-sitting-volleyball-aim-gold-at-Asian-Para-Games-Morteza TEHRAN – Iranian national sitting volleyball team outside hitter Morteza Mehrzad says they are going to win the gold medal for a third successive time in Asian Para Games. Mehrzad was part of the Iranian team winning the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships gold…
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Indonesia 2018: Spotlight on sitting volleyball
04 Oct 2018 IPC Iran and China the ones to watch at Asian Para Games By Asian Paralympic Committee The Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Indoor Stadium is set for a five-star showdown when the sitting volleyball competitions at the 2018 Asian Para Games get underway in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 7 October. As many as nine…
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Amputees play exhibition volleyball match to raise awareness
By Rick Portier Updated: Sep. 21, 2018 https://www.wafb.com/2018/09/20/amputees-play-exhibition-volleyball-match-raise-awareness/ By Rick PortierUpdated: Sep. 21, 2018 at 12:44 AM EEST BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – Dick Empson pulled a long sock over his thigh before hitting the floor for warm-ups. He and the rest of the Cajun Crushers were preparing for a pick-up game of volleyball. Two years ago, Empson never…
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Pan America ParaVolley President elected to board of International Volleyball Hall of Fame
James Diamond Monday, 17 September 2018 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070062/pan-america-paravolley-president-joe-campbell-elected-to-board-of-international-volleyball-hall-of-fame The President of Pan America ParaVolley Joe Campbell has been unanimously voted onto the board of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF). A vote took place at a special induction meeting and the board has announced they are “very excited” to welcome Campbell, a World ParaVolley board member, as…
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210 Iranian athletes to participate in 2018 Asian Para Games
Sep 8, 2018, 7:55 PM https://en.mehrnews.com/news/137589/210-Iranian-athletes-to-participate-in-2018-Asian-Para-Games TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – 210 Iranian athletes, including 137 men and 73 women, will participate in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. As reported by IRIB, Iranian athletes will compete in 13 different sports. In men’s section, Iran will have 60 representatives in athletics, one in shooting,…
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Paralympics: Record 14 Sports Could Be Broadcast Live In 2020
DAN D’ADDONA — SWIMMING WORLD MANAGING EDITOR 06 September 2018, 10:16am https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paralympics-record-14-sports-could-be-broadcast-live-in-2020/ A record 16 disciplines from 14 sports will be available for Rights Holding Broadcasters to show live from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed. Badminton, boccia, road cycling, goalball, triathlon and the marathon events in athletics – sports…
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Tokyo 2020: Japan target sitting volleyball success
25 Aug 2018 – IPC Yoko Saito hopes home fans can get excited about the sport25 Aug 2018 Japan are hoping to make a big impression at their home Paralympics in Tokyo ⒸWorld Para VolleyBy Jayden Hocking | For the IPC The 2018 World Championships were seen as a major chance for the Japanese women’s sitting…
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Netherlands 2018: Mehrzadselakjani on top of the world
16th August 2018 https://www.paralympic.org/news/netherlands-2018-mehrzadselakjani-top-world Iranian targets more success at Tokyo 2020 after Worlds win16 Aug 2018 Morteza Mehrzadselakjani won Allianz Athlete of the Month after leading Iran to the sitting volleyball world title ⒸGetty ImagesBy Jayden Hocking | For the IPC “The World Championships was important for us, following on from our recent successes. We had to…
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Iranian para-volleyball player named IPC’s Athlete of Month in July
Sports Aug 10, 2018, 2:54 PM https://en.mehrnews.com/news/136587/Iranian-para-volleyball-player-named-IPC-s-Athlete-of-Month-in Iranian para-volleyball player named IPC’s Athlete of Month in July TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian male paralympic sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzad has been selected by public votes as the International Paralympic Committee’s Athlete of Month in July Morteza Mehrzad was named the “Athlete of Month” by public…
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IPC athlete of the month July 2018
Morteza Mehrzadselakjani has been named the Allianz Athlete of the Month for July after his spectacular performance in Iran’s gold medal victory at the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships. At 2.46m tall, Mehrzadselakjani was at his dominant best to help Iran regain the men’s world title by beating defending champions Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 (25-18,…