Category: Media
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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,…
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Langley volleyball player comfortably stationed on her backside
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…
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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…
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Netherlands 2018: Top five moments
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,…
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Paravolley Women NL with Paula List 8th at WC Zitvolley
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…
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Can Someone Stop Iran Sitting Volleyball?
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…
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C-U sitting volleyball player Nichole Millage got silver at the ParaVolley World Championships
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…
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FM spox offers congratulations on wining world, Asian titles
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…
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Sitting Volleyball Team Wins 7th World Title
SportsJuly 23, 2018 18:37 https://financialtribune.com/articles/sports/90336/sitting-volleyball-team-wins-7th-world-title The battle for gold in World Championships and Paralympic Games in the past 30 years has always been a duel between Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina The national volleyball team celebrates the victory…… Iran sitting volleyball team beat old rival Bosnia and Herzegovina in a straight set victory to win…