Media

Inspired by the book, Paralympics; Showcase or sideshow, this section is devoted to what the media is saying about sitting volleyball.

• Canada women’s #sittingvolleyball CBC thread (9/5/2021)
• Canada’s women’s sitting volleyball places 4th after hard-fought battle with Brazil (9/4/2021)
• World’s second-tallest man chasing gold for Iran at the Paralympics (9/1/2021)
• Sitting volleyball ‘saved’ Burnaby Paralympian after double amputation 10 years ago (8/31/2021)
• Langley’s Ellis gets 11 points as Canada downs Italy in Paralympics seated volleyball play (8/29/2021)
• Sitting Volleyball Changed My Life, Morteza Mehrzad Says (7/25/2021)
• USA Sitting Volleyball teams learn from Canada Matches (6/20/2019)
• 2018 in Review: Sitting volleyball (12/16/2018)
• Unstoppable Iran Sitting Volleyball Continues Worldwide Dominance (12/16/2018)
• Interview with Iranian Women’s Sitting Volleyball coach Fariba Soleimani (10/23/2018)
• Iran Women’s Sitting Volleyball Runner-up at Asian Para Games (10/12/2018)
• Asian Para Games: Iran’s ‘dream team’ inches away from clinching sitting volleyball gold (10/12/2018)
• Iran Sitting Volleyball One to Watch at Asian Para Games (10/7/2018)
• Iran sitting volleyball aim gold at Asian Para Games: Morteza Mehrzad (10/6/2018)
• Indonesia 2018: Spotlight on sitting volleyball (10/5/2018)
• Pan America ParaVolley President elected to board of International Volleyball Hall of Fame (9/18/2018)
• 210 Iranian athletes to participate in 2018 Asian Para Games (9/9/2018)
• Paralympics: Record 14 Sports Could Be Broadcast Live In 2020 (9/7/2018)
• Tokyo 2020: Japan target sitting volleyball success (8/26/2018)
• Netherlands 2018: Mehrzadselakjani on top of the world (8/17/2018)
• Iranian para-volleyball player named IPC’s Athlete of Month in July (8/11/2018)
• IPC athlete of the month July 2018 (8/9/2018)
• Langley volleyball player comfortably stationed on her backside (8/9/2018)
• Beach volleyball Paralympic bid has “personal backing” of IPC President, claims World ParaVolley boss (8/4/2018)
• Netherlands 2018: Top five moments (8/1/2018)
• Paravolley Women NL with Paula List 8th at WC Zitvolley (7/26/2018)
• Can Someone Stop Iran Sitting Volleyball? (7/26/2018)
• C-U sitting volleyball player Nichole Millage got silver at the ParaVolley World Championships (7/24/2018)
• FM spox offers congratulations on wining world, Asian titles (7/24/2018)
• Sitting Volleyball Team Wins 7th World Title (7/24/2018)
• Bumpy ride for Rwanda at World Sitting V-ball Championships (7/23/2018)
• Paravolley a new sport for disabled people in Vhembe (7/23/2018)
• Russia to meet United States in women’s final at World Sitting Volleyball Championships (7/21/2018)
• Defending champions ease into men’s quarter-finals at World #SittingVolleyball Championships (7/19/2018)
• Women: Italy shock Iran (7/19/2018)
• Iran para v-ballers can’t reach World C’ships quarters (7/19/2018)
• Canada advances at #sittingvolleyball World Championships (7/18/2018)
• KALEO KANAHELE MACLAY CHANNELS HER INNER BEYONCÉ TO BALANCE MOTHERHOOD AND VOLLEYBALL (7/18/2018)
• Iran Defeats Germany at World ParaVolley (7/18/2018)
• Egypt’s Paralympics Women Sitting Volleyball team lose to Ukraine (7/18/2018)
• Netherlands 2018: Dutch delight at royal support (7/18/2018)
• World Sitting V-ball Champs: Rwanda beat Croatia in last group game despite early exit (7/17/2018)
• Brazil, Russia, US, Ukraine and Italy complete quarter-final places at women’s Sitting Volleyball World Championships (7/17/2018)
• Egypt’s Paralympics Women and Men’s Sitting Volleyball team fall to defeats (7/17/2018)
• Sitting Volleyball – Egypt defeats Poland in the World Championships (7/15/2018)
• World champs live streaming (7/15/2018)
• Egypt’s sitting volleyball team defeats Poland in World ParaVolley opener (7/15/2018)
• Fresh Out Of High School, Zach Upp Brings New Energy As Youngest Member Of U.S. Sitting Volleyball Team (7/13/2018)
• Rwanda Sitting Volleyball teams off to Netherlands for World Championship (7/13/2018)
• Netherlands 2018: Hosts seek return to glory days (7/13/2018)
• IPC ones to watch 2018 (7/11/2018)
• Rwanda #SittingVolleyball teams trimmed ahead of World Championships (7/4/2018)
• World ParaVolley: Iran Sweeps Past Japan (7/3/2018)
• Pools announced for 2018 #SittingVolleyball World Championships in The Netherlands (6/30/2018)
• Netherlands 2018: Groups drawn for Worlds (6/29/2018)
• Nigeria Federation fixes date to hold national Para-Sitting Volleyball Championship – (6/26/2018)
• Rwanda to face Netherlands in World Champs opener (6/24/2018)
• Rwanda set quarter-finals target at World Sitting V-ball Champs (6/22/2018)
• USA women’s sitting team dominates Dutch VB tourney (6/21/2018)
• Sitting Volleyball: Rwanda drawn in Group A at World Champs (6/21/2018)
• Australia Honours 2018: The migrant who built a Paralympic legacy (6/16/2018)
• Iran Knows Rivals at Sitting Volleyball World Championships (6/14/2018)
• ASEAN Para Sports meet in Manila gets big boost from International Paralympic head | ABS-CBN Sports (6/5/2018)
• Rwanda: Women’s team gears up for Word Champs (6/3/2018)
• Rwanda Women’s team gears up for Word Champs (6/2/2018)
• Kaneki Emi: Sitting Volleyball Playmaker Is Ambassador for the Sport | Nippon.com (5/6/2018)
• President Hassan Rouhani lauds Iranian sitting volleyball players – Tehran Times (4/30/2018)
• Iran crowned World Super 6 champions – Tehran Times (4/25/2018)
• Sitting Volleyball Team Beats Ukraine | (4/24/2018)
• Iran sitting volleyball overpower the U.S. at World Super 6 – Tehran Times (4/24/2018)
• Iran Defeats Bosnia at World Super 6 Sitting Volleyball (4/22/2018)
• Iran and Russia to contest World Super 6 sitting volleyball final in Tabriz (4/22/2018)
• Iran defeats Russia in World Para Volley Men’s World Super 6 Sitting Volleyball Competition in Tabriz (4/21/2018)
• Bosnia seek revenge on Iran at World Super 6: Sadegh Bigdeli (4/17/2018)
• Sitting V-ball: National women’s team start preps for Word Championships | The New Times | Rwanda (4/4/2018)
• Croatia beat Thailand to qualify for 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships (4/2/2018)
• US WOMEN’S SITTING TEAM OPENS SEASON AT COLORADO CROSSROADS QUALIFIER (3/19/2018)
• Saskatoon athlete gets second chance with sitting volleyball (3/12/2018)
• Heat libero Oakes back on her feet after Paralympic sitting success (2/19/2018)
• USA eye sitting volleyball Worlds success (2/10/2018)
• Kenya Para-Volley start preps for 2019 World Youth Champs | The Star, Kenya (2/1/2018)
• Top candidates for 2018 Sitting Volleyball Worlds (1/18/2018)
• Bosnia sitting volleyball try to take revenge on Iran in World Championships – Tehran Times (1/6/2018)
• World ParaVolley President outlines successes of 2017 and looks forward to busy 2018 (1/4/2018)
• Stinissen aims for sitting volleyball World Championship spark in The Netherlands (1/1/2018)
• Hadi Rezaei named Iran’s chef de mission at 2018 Asian Para Games – Tehran Times (12/27/2017)
• USAV Announces Burkland & Stuck Sitting Players Of The Year (12/27/2017)
• USAV ANNOUNCES BURKLAND & STUCK SITTING PLAYERS OF THE YEAR (12/26/2017)
• Nine selected for Kenya  (12/19/2017)
• Sitting volleyball in India (12/16/2017)
• World ParaVolley appoint Moore as Tokyo 2020 technical delegate (12/16/2017)
• Paralympic athlete aims to change perception of people with limited abilities (12/13/2017)
• Tokyo 2020: Netherlands strengthen sitting volleyball chances (11/30/2017)
• Let’s talk about Para sport! (11/28/2017)
• Sitting volleyball player Paula List wins bronze at European Championships (11/15/2017)
• Russia beat defending champions to reach men’s European Sitting Volleyball Championships final (11/12/2017)
• I lavori dell’assemblea di Paravolley Europa | In coda al gruppo (11/10/2017)
• Russia clinch top spot in group at European Sitting Volleyball Championships (11/10/2017)
• Hosts off to a flyer in the 2017 European Sitting Volleyball Championships (11/7/2017)
• Bosnia the team to beat at European Sitting Volleyball Championship (11/6/2017)