2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Qualification Pathway
As of February 2025
The World ParaVolley Sport Department is pleased to announce the qualification pathway for the 2026 Sitting ParaVolley (Sitting Volleyball) World Championships for Men and Women that will be held in Hangzhou, China in the period 10 – 17 July 2026.
A total of 32 teams (16 Men and 16 Women) will qualify to the premier event of the World ParaVolley. The four 2025 Zone Championships will be providing over half of the available slots per gender.
MEN
|
Slots |
||||
| Host |
1 |
CHN |
– |
– |
| Paris 2024 Gold Medallist |
1 |
IRI |
– |
– |
| LA2028 Host |
1 |
USA |
– |
– |
| 2025 PVPA Zonal Championships |
2 |
– |
||
| 2025 PVAO Zonal Championships |
2 |
– |
||
| 2025 PVA Zonal Championships |
2 |
– |
||
| 2025 PVE Zonal Championships |
3 |
|||
| 2025 World Cup |
2 |
– |
||
| Next Highest World Ranked Teams, not already qualified as of 31/12/2025 |
2 |
– |
||
| TOTAL |
16 |
WOMEN
| Slots | ||||
| Host |
1 |
CHN |
– |
– |
| Paris 2024 Gold Medallist |
0 |
USA |
– |
– |
| LA2028 Host |
1 |
USA |
– |
– |
| 2025 PVPA Zonal Championships |
2 |
– |
||
| 2025 PVAO Zonal Championships |
2 |
– |
||
| 2025 PVA Zonal Championships |
2 |
– |
||
| 2025 PVE Zonal Championships |
3 |
|||
| 2025 World Cup |
2 |
– |
||
| Next Highest World Ranked Teams, not already qualified as of 31/12/2025 |
3 |
|||
| TOTAL |
16 |
All athletes who play at events that lead into Paralympic Games Qualification events or are Paralympic Games Qualification events must hold a passport for the country they represent.
If any of the above events are not held in 2025, slots will be allocated as follows:
- Zonal Championships – Highest ranked teams from the respective Zone, based on WPV World Rankings as at 31/12/2025,
- World Cup – Next highest ranked teams, not yet qualified based on WPV World Rankings as at 31/12/2025.