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Europe’s Sitting Volleyball Elite Gather in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, 14 July 2019 – Twelve men’s and nine women’s teams, the Continent’s elite, have converged on Budapest ahead of the start of the Men’s and Women’s 2019 European Sitting Volleyball Championships which begin tomorrow at the National University of Public Service Sports Hall here in the Hungarian capital. … Read More

10 Days to go!

The #EuroSittingVolley competition countdown is hotting up with only 10 days to go until the first whistle! Keep checking our website for updates!

Message from WPV President Barry Couzner

With less than two weeks to go before the first game of the #EuroSittingVolley, World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner is sending his best wishes to the organiser and the teams in the letter below: On behalf of World ParaVolley I wish to congratulate all of the teams participating in the … Read More

20 Days to go!

The #EuroSittingVolley competition is less than 3 weeks away and there was a joint press conference held on this occasion with the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Hungarian Volleyball Federation. The press conference was chaired by Péter Sárfalvi, Deputy Secretary of State, former World and European champion pentathlon athlete. He … Read More

Competition Schedule Released

Following the Drawing of Lots which took place in Budapest on 12th May 2019, the competition schedule has been finalised and can be found below: The Men’s opening game will see current European Champions Russia play against the winner of the Qualification tournament Turkey whereas the Women’s opening game will … Read More

50 days to go!

The #EuroSittingVolley starts in 50 days and to celebrate this milestone,  the Hungarian icon, three times Olympic Champion Waterpolo Player Legend, Dr. Gergely Kiss was attending an outdoor sitting volleyball event to show support for the competition which will take place in Budapest between 15th and 20th July. The organisers … Read More

Drawing of Lots Results

Budapest, Hungary, 12 May 2019 – A Drawing of Lots here on Sunday morning set up the pools of the 2019 Sitting Volleyball European Championships, which will run from 15 to 20 July in Budapest. Men’s European Championship: Pool A: Hungary, Germany, Ukraine, Latvia, Serbia, Lithuania. Pool B: Russia, Poland, Bosnia & … Read More

Drawing of Lots Format

For those of you interested in the details of the drawing of lots for the #EuroSittingVolley, you will find below all the information related to the event of tomorrow morning. MEN’s COMPETITION Pools MEN pool A1 Host position – HUNGARY MEN pool B1 – 2017 EC Winner position: RUSSIA Draw … Read More

2019 EuroSittingVolley Drawing of Lots

Budapest, Hungary, 7 May 2019 – A Drawing of Lots on Sunday in the Hungarian capital will determine the preliminary round pools at the 2019 European Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men & Women which are scheduled for 15-20 July in Budapest. The draw will be held on board a cruise … Read More

Dedicated Competition Website

With just over two months to go until Europe’s elite gather in the Hungarian capital for the 2019 European Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men & Women, a dedicated website for the event has been launched today. The website features a presentation of the Competition host city and location, the list … Read More

Qualified Teams

The teams qualified for the 2019 European Sitting Volleyball championships which will take place in Budapest between 15th and 20th July are: Men The qualified men’s teams welcome back Lithuania after a few years off the international competition grid as well Turkey for their second ever participation in a European … Read More