Tag: Elvira Stinissen
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Netherlands 2018: Hosts seek return to glory days
Sitting volleyball player Elvira Stinissen motivated after bronze at 2017 Europeans13 Jul 2018 https://www.paralympic.org/news/netherlands-2018-hosts-seek-return-glory-days Stinissen believes hosting the 2018 Worlds can boost sitting volleyball in the Netherlands ⒸGetty ImagesBy IPC The Dutch women’s team has an opportunity to return to the spotlight as the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships get underway in the Netherlands on Sunday…
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IPC ones to watch 2018
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the #sittingvolleyball “#OnesToWatch” ahead of the 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships set to take place across the Netherlands, between 15 and 22 July. The Ones to Watch are those players who have the potential to make it to the headlines at the sport’s biggest competition outside the Paralympic…
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Stinissen aims for sitting volleyball World Championship spark in The Netherlands
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1059617/stinissen-aims-for-sitting-volleyball-world-championship-spark-in-the-netherlands Stinissen aims for sitting volleyball World Championship spark in The Netherlands By Thomas Giles Sunday, 31 December 2017 Three-time Paralympian Elvira Stinissen hopes sitting volleyball will spread across her homeland when The Netherlands host the World Championships in July 2018. The Dutch are aiming for an increase in participation after the tournament to…
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Stinissen elected as Vice Chair of IPC Athletes’ Council
From the IPC athlete council and womensportreports Dutch sitting volleyball player Elvira Stinissen was elected as the new Vice Chair of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council on Thursday (2 October), following a vote in Berlin, Germany. Stinissen, an experienced athlete both on and off the field of play, began competing in 2002 and was…