Volleyball News
Lack of top teams means no sitting volleyball at BT Paralympic World Cup
By David Gold
May 4 - Sitting volleyball will not be played at this year's BT Paralympic World Cup as there is no suitable opponent for Britain. 1 comment
US women's sitting volleyball mark London 2012 milestone with display in Times Square
By David Gold
April 22 - Members of the New York public have been treated to a demonstration (pictured) of the Paralympic sport of sitting volleyball in Times Square.
Rwanda volleyball players qualify for London 2012 Paralympic Games
By Declan Warrington
December 21 - Rwanda have secured qualfication for the London 2012 Paralympic Games after winning a three day African sub-Saharan sitting volleyball championship.
Rwanda still need £3,000 to host sitting volleyball event
By Tom Degun
October 16 - The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Rwanda still need to find Rwf28.5 million (£3,000/$4,705/€3,440) to host the Africa Sub-Saharan Sitting Volleyball Championships in Kigali next month.
British High Commissioner to Rwanda donates £3,000 to sitting volleyball event
By Tom Degun
October 10 - Ben Llewellyn-Jones, the British High Commissioner to Rwanda, has donated £3,000 ($4,705/€3,440) to the National Paralympic Committee and is currently seeking further funds to help the county's efforts to host the Africa Sub Saharan Sitting Volleyball Championships next month.
Brazil set sights on London 2012 sitting volleyball gold
By David Gold
October 1 - Brazil is looking to win their first ever gold medal in the men's sitting volleyball at London 2012, according toAmauri Ribeiro, a former Olympic champion, who is now President of the Brazilian Association of Paralympic Volleyball.
Britain's men set new sitting volleyball world record
By David Gold at Trafalgar Square in London
September 8 - A new world record was set during Cadbury Spots v Stripes sitting volleyball session here, as the British men's squad made 239 consecutive passes in just over two-and-a-half minutes to beat the previous record of 225.
Britain's Got Talent star Faryl Smith to open international sitting volleyball tournament in Kettering
By Tom Degun
July 7 - Classical singer and finalist of hit television show Britain's Got Talent Faryl Smith will open the European Committee Volleyball for Disabled (ECVD) men's Continental Cup at The National Volleyball Centre in Kettering next Monday (July 11).
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Wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer is the most dominant person in sport but as the London 2012 Paralympics approach she admits staying at the top is bringing increasing pressure. Tom Degun reports
