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Poland

Hope in Every Serve: How Volleyball Inspires Nataliia Vyhivska’s Dreams

DayNataliia Vyhivska and her team played to win in Katowice, beating Team Mongolia 2-0 (25-11, 25-20). “When I’m on the court, everything else disappears."
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Competition in Full Swing for the Unified Volleyball World Cup Poland 2025

The tournament’s first 6 games set the tone for can be expected over the rest of the competition.
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Chasing World Cup Gold with Finland's Mika Ahonen

For nearly three decades, volleyball has been more than just a sport for Special Olympics Finland athlete Mika Ahonen—it has been a source of challenge and connection.
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Meet Special Olympics Mongolia Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Nara Altangere

Wife, mother of three, and former volleyball player, Naranchimeg Altangere, better known as Nara, is a physical education teacher and physical therapist at Special School 70, where she has been teaching and coaching for the past three years.
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Get to know Special Olympics Poland Men’s/Mixed Volleyball Head Coach Radek Łypczak

Special Olympics Poland’s Men/Mixed Volleyball Head Coach, Radek Łypczak, shared his background with volleyball and his coaching philosophy as he gears up to head to Katowice with his team next week for the Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup.
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International Council for Coaching Excellence’s Global Coaches Day: Get to Know the Unified Volleyball World Cup Coaches

Special Olympics is once again joining the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) on their Global Coaches Day 2025 to say thank you to all the coaches around the world who make Special Olympics sport programming possible!
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Learn about Special Olympics Namibia Women’s Volleyball Coach Kristofina Bartromeus

Kristofina Bartromeus, is using her background (playing/working) in volleyball and her education on coaching people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to prepare herself to coach her team in Poland for the Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup.
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Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup Poland 2025

Poland plays host to the first Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup, which takes place in the city of Katowice in 5 – 8 October 2025.

Now Open: Media Registration for Unified Volleyball World Cup Poland 2025

We’re excited to announce that media registration for the Unified Volleyball World Cup Poland 2025 is officially open! Members of the press and media professionals are invited to apply for accreditation to cover this global event.
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Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup Poland 2025

Poland plays host to the first Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup, which takes place in the city of Katowice in 5 – 8 October 2025.