Category: Media

  • Bumpy ride for Rwanda at World Sitting V-ball Championships

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    By Damas SikubwaboPublished : July 23, 2018 https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/bumpy-ride-rwanda-world-sitting-v-ball-championships The senior national sitting volleyball teams did not perform well in 2018 World Sitting Volleyball Champions, – from July 14-22. Sam Ngendahimana. The senior national sitting volleyball teams – men and women – will only have adventure stories to tell from their trip to the Netherlands after staging…

  • Paravolley a new sport for disabled people in Vhembe

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    Sport – Date: 22 July 2018 Written by: Tracy Ngobeni  https://www.zoutnet.co.za/articles/sport/47765/2018-07-22/paravolley-a-new-sport-for-disabled-people-in-vhembe The Makhado team took part in the paravolley tournament. The Eagles team from Vhembe took part in the newly adopted sport, sitting paravolley, at Njhakanjhaka new town hall a fortnight ago. This is a newly adopted sport in South Africa and provides the opportunity for disabled people in Vuwani to…

  • Russia to meet United States in women’s final at World Sitting Volleyball Championships

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    Dan Palmer Friday, 20 July 2018 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1067749/russia-to-meet-united-states-in-womens-final-at-world-sitting-volleyball-championships Defending women’s champions China were beaten in the semi-finals as the World Sitting Volleyball Championships continued in The Netherlands today. They were beaten in straight sets by Russia, who reached the final for the first time in their history at the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam. Russia came through 25-23, 25-19,…

  • Defending champions ease into men’s quarter-finals at World #SittingVolleyball Championships

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    http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1067646/defending-champions-ease-into-mens-quarter-finals-at-world-sitting-volleyball-championships Defending men’s champions Bosnia and Herzegovina eased into the quarter-finals of the men’s World Sitting Volleyball Championships in Eindhoven. With two victories to their credit, the Bosnian team were hoping to seal top spot in Pool D against Poland. An impressive display saw the holders emerge as comfortable 25-12, 25-9, 25-20 winners to head…

  • Women: Italy shock Iran

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    https://www.paralympic.org/news/netherlands-2018-italy-shock-iran Netherlands 2018: Italy shock Iran 18.07.2018 Female quarter final line-up at sitting volleyball Worlds complete Italy pulled off one of the biggest shocks so far by beating Iran at Netherlands 2018 © • World ParaVolley Paralympic champions USA, Russia*, Italy, Brazil and Ukraine secured qualification for the quarter finals on day three (17 July)…

  • Iran para v-ballers can’t reach World C’ships quarters

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    https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/07/18/568472/Iran-fails-to-snag-quarterfinal-berth-in-2018-Sitting-Volleyball-World-Championships Iran fails to snag quarterfinal berth in 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Wed Jul 18, 2018 08:57AM Home Iran Sport The Iran women’s national sitting volleyball team The Iran women’s national sitting volleyball team has failed to get through to the quarterfinal round of the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships in the…

  • Canada advances at #sittingvolleyball World Championships

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    https://sirc.ca/news/canada-advances-sitting-volleyball-world-championships Canada advances at sitting volleyball World Championships July 17, 2018 Volleyball Canada – Arnhem, the Netherlands. July 17, 2018: Host the Netherlands overtook Canada today for first place in their pool after a hard-fought 3-2 (24-26, 25-15, 13-25, 25-19, 15-8) win in front of a home crowd.  Canada, however, had already locked up a spot…

  • KALEO KANAHELE MACLAY CHANNELS HER INNER BEYONCÉ TO BALANCE MOTHERHOOD AND VOLLEYBALL

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    Stuart Lieberman | July 17, 2018, 12:54 p.m. (ET) https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/July/17/Kaleo-Kanahele-Maclay-Channels-Her-Inner-Beyonce-To-Balance-Motherhood-And-Volleyball Kaleo Kanahele Maclay prepares to serve at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Two-time Paralympic medalist Kaleo Kanahele Maclay is competing at the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in the Netherlands this week with a reputation as one of the best setters and most consistent servers in…

  • Iran Defeats Germany at World ParaVolley

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    July, 17, 2018 – 10:53 Sports news  https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/07/17/1778235/iran-defeats-germany-at-world-paravolley TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran earned its second victory in a row, beating Germany in straight sets (25-20, 25-9, 25-13) in the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships on Monday. Iran’s women team also lost to 2016 Paralympic Games runner-up China 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-18). The Iranian men’s…