Poland

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.

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.

The 16 teams—comprising around 200 players—from across the globe that will compete in the first edition of the Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup in Katowice, Poland from 5 to 8 October 2025 have been announced today. Travelling from Europe, Africa, East Asia, Asia Pacific, North America, Middle East and North Africa, these teams will descend on the Spodek Arena to give it their all on court.

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.

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Konrad Dębniak (35), an accomplished athlete from Special Olympics Poland, has become a true role model for his community—on and off the sports field.

Special Olympics was present at the launch of the FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) Volleyball Foundation in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 May.

A comprehensive Unified Volleyball Coaching Guide has publicly launched this week as one of the main outputs of the ground-breaking ‘Unified Volleyball Spikes’ project funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (EU).

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