Author: Kwok

  • Langley volleyball player comfortably stationed on her backside

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    ROXANNE HOOPERAug. 8, 2018 9:30 a.m. Original Langley times Amputee or not, Danielle Ellis has always had an inborn passion for sports and an insatiable appetite to compete. It’s something she credits and occasionally blames on her parents, who have always pushed her to pursue her dreams. So proudly taking her position as a member…

  • Beach volleyball Paralympic bid has “personal backing” of IPC President, claims World ParaVolley boss

    James Diamond Tuesday, 31 July 2018 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1068182/beach-volleyball-paralympic-bid-has-personal-backing-of-ipc-president-claims-world-paravolley-boss World ParaVolley (WPV) President Barry Couzner has claimed International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has given his “personal backing” to WPV’s bid to get beach Para-volleyball into the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics. Couzner made the claim in his most recent blog on the WPV website, where he also…

  • Netherlands 2018: Top five moments

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    https://www.paralympic.org/news/netherlands-2018-top-five-moments Iran reclaim the men’s title and Russia win first women’s goldImagen By IPC The Sitting Volleyball World Championships left many unforgettable moments and some surprising results. Paralympic gold medallists Iran confirmed their status as the world’s best male team by reclaiming the title against defending champions Bosnia and Herzegovina. Russia*, on the other hand,…

  • Paravolley Women NL with Paula List 8th at WC Zitvolley

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    Wed 25 Jul 2018, 15:00  https://www.diemernieuws.nl/nieuws/sport/104334/paravolley-dames-nl-met-paula-list-8e-op-wk-zitvolley Google Translated Text. DIEMEN – They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sitting Volley World Cup, but the Dutch sitting volleyball players did not win that match against Italy. In the Nieuwe Luxor Theater in Rotterdam, the sitting volleyball players played two more matches after the quarterfinals and finished eighth…

  • Can Someone Stop Iran Sitting Volleyball?

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    July, 25, 2018 – 18:25 Sports news  https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/07/25/1785494/can-someone-stop-iran-sitting-volleyball TEHRAN (Tasnim) – International Paralympic Committee (IPC) site has lauded Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team. The Sitting Volleyball World Championships left many unforgettable moments and some surprising results in the Netherlands. Paralympic gold medalist Iran confirmed its status as the world’s best male team by reclaiming the title…

  • RUSSIA & IRAN WIN 2018 SITTING VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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    Braden Keith | July 24th, 2018 | News, Sitting Volleyball The men from Iran won their record-breaking 7th sitting volleyball World Championships on Sunday in 12 editions of the tournament, beating their arch-rivals from Bosnia & Herzogovina, the world’s #2s, in straight sets 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-20). On the other end of the spectrum are the Russian women,…

  • Iran win Sitting Volleyball World Championships

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    July 23, 2018 – 1:14 https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/425690/Iran-win-Sitting-Volleyball-World-Championships TEHRAN – Paralympic gold medalists Iran defeated their arch rivals Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets in the 2018 men’s Sitting Volleyball World Champions at The Hague on Sunday. Team Melli defeated the Bosnian team 25-18, 25-13, 25-20 at the Luxor Theater and won the gold medal. The match…

  • C-U sitting volleyball player Nichole Millage got silver at the ParaVolley World Championships

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    July 23, 2018 / 12:12pm / Julie McClure http://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/c_u_sitting_volleyball_player_nichole_millage_got_silver_at_the_paravolley/ Millage, a Centennial grad and environmental sustainability specialist for the City of Champaign, helped the USA Women’s National Sitting Volleyball Team make it to the gold medal match against Russia at the championships in the Netherlands. Unfortunately they came up short, but still a pretty amazing accomplishment. They also qualified…

  • Iran wins title of World ParaVolley C’ships

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    Sports Jul 23, 2018, 11:15 AM https://en.mehrnews.com/news/135976/Iran-wins-title-of-World-ParaVolley-C-ships TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Iran men’s national sitting volleyball team gained victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina in the final match and crowned at 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Iran won the match in three straight sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-20) and clinched the world title for…

  • FM spox offers congratulations on wining world, Asian titles

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    Politics Jul 23, 2018, 11:16 AM https://en.mehrnews.com/news/135978/FM-spox-offers-congratulations-on-wining-world-Asian-titles TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has issued separate messages congratulating Iranians on wining world sitting volleyball title as well as Asian junior freestyle wrestling championship. Iran men’s national sitting volleyball team beat Bosnia & Herzegovina in the final of the 2018 World…