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Dresden, Germany, 23 April 2023 – OKI Fantomi of Sarajevo were crowned European club champions for the 11th time in their history after completing the 2023 Sitting Volleyball Men’s European Champions Cup undefeated here Sunday evening. Fantomi Sarajevo break open the champagne bottles to celebrate their title at the 2023 Sitting Volleyball Men’s European Champions Cup in Dresden. They only …

Nine teams are on the line for the ultimate continental club title in European Sitting Volleyball as they gather in Germany’s historic city of Dresden to seek gold at the 2023 Men’s Champions Cup this weekend. Legendary OKI Fantomi Sarajevo, reigning champions of Bosnia & Herzegovina, will be there to defend their title from last year as they aim for …

ParaVolley Europe is delighted to welcome Dee Wauchope as the new Assistant Sport Director in charge of Clubs Competitions. Dee comes with a wealth of volleyball and sitting volleyball experience mainly as a referee and will report to Zdravko Hranic, Sports Director.

We are delighted at ParaVolley Europe to be partnering for the second year running with the popular Beach Volley Marathon! The organisers and location of the 28th edition of the event have already got it off to a winning start by introducing Beach ParaVolley, including a sitting version so that athletes with and without physical disabilities can play alongside each …

The World ParaVolley Medical Commission has released the Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) infographic for all athletes and teams attending in this year’s Zonal Championships, which is part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games qualification pathway. The infographic provides the complete guidelines in accordance with the WADA policies on Therapeutic Use Exemptions. You can find more information on the link below: Therapeutic Use Exemptions …

ParaVolley Europe in partnership with KingKom, an innovative communication agency based in Italy, is very excited to be launching new competition logos for the Clubs and Nations League events. In the summer of 2022, King Kom embarked on a fruitful relationship and collaboration with Paravolley Europe aimed to grow European ParaVolley. At the invitation of the Paravolley Europe board, King …

The city of Caorle in Veneto (ITA) will host the 2023 European Sitting Volleyball Championships for women and men from 9th to 15th October 2023. The two continental events therefore land for the first time in Italy and will see the participation of 12 women’s and as many men’s national teams who will play at the “Valter Vicentini” sports hall. …

ParaVolley Europe has been included in a Erasmus + small-scale partnership project that started with a kick-off meeting held in Cannes between 3rd and 5th  February 2023. Together with Athlitiki Enosi Neon Panoramatos (GRE), Sporting Club Das Caldas (POR) and Racing Club de Cannes (FRA), the four organisations launched a social inclusion project through the practice of sitting volleyball.  Differentiated …

Further to the decision of the PVE Board of Administration back in October 2022 to appoint individual Commissioners for Beach, Coaches and Referees, the Sport Department is pleased to introduce the three individuals who will work for the next 12 months in the three areas highlighted below. Referee Commissioner – Dimos Kostopoulos Coach Commissioner – Lorenzo Giacobbi Beach Commissioner – …

Hungary struck gold at the 2022 Sitting Volleyball European Championship B after overpowering Slovenia 3-1 (18-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-18) in the final in Rouen. Slovenia had already lost most of their momentum after the first set and an attempt to retake the lead in the third proved fruitless. Hungary were in control throughout the fourth set and though Slovenia were …