Nello Calleja has just been ap-pointed by World ParaVolley as one of the referees at the Sitting Volleyball Intercontinental Cup tournaments for men and women

in Hangzhou, China, between March 17 and 23.

Calleja will be part of a team of international referees coming from different continents.

The Intercontinental Cup will be the last opportunity for some of the national teams in competition to obtain a ticket for the Rio Paralympic Games in September.

Thirteen sides have already booked their places in the competitions in Brazil.

In China, Calleja, who is also general secretary of ParaVolley Malta, will represent his organisation at a general assembly.

All matches will be played at the Zhejiang Sport Training Centre where a record number of 32 teams will be taking part.

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