Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, met with Mr. Stiuraat Douglas, president of the Technical Committee of the International Paralympic Volleyball Federation, to discuss the preparations related to Egypt hosting the World Sitting Volleyball Championships in November of this year.

During the meeting, they discussed the latest preparations for the World Cup of Volleyball, which is scheduled to be held in November, and coordinated with the Paralympic Committee and the Egyptian Federation to provide all the necessary facilities and logistics, They also discussed all the arrangements from the Egyptian side with the representative of the International Federation.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister of Youth and Sports welcomed the hosting of the World Sitting Volleyball Championship in cooperation with the International Paralympic Volleyball Federation and the Paralympic Committee. In light of Egypt's hosting of many international sports events and championships, he affirmed the provision of all necessary support for the success of the championship.

The Minister emphasized that the world trusts Egypt's ability to organize and host major sports events and championships, pointing out that the organizing committee for the championship is being closely followed up, and all the requirements and necessary needs for hosting the championship at the highest level are being provided, in continuation of the series of successes achieved by Egypt in hosting major international sports events.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhy also directed the quick formation of all the high-level and specialized committees to facilitate the follow-up of all logistic and administrative matters related to the championship, in order to ensure the success of this important international event.

The meeting was attended by Captain Ihab Hassanein, member of the board of directors of the International and Arab Paralympic Volleyball Federation, Dr. Amr Haddad, assistant to the minister for sports development, Dr. Mustafa Abdel Halim, president of the Egyptian Paralympic Volleyball Federation, Brigadier General Mansour Mohamadi, deputy president of the Federation, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, general director of sports federations and specialized committees, Dr. Hoda Mandi, executive director of the Paralympic Committee and director of the championship, as well as a group of leaders of the Federation and the Paralympic Committee.