A TWO-DAY ParaVolley national tournament, organised by the National Paralympic Committee, gets underway today at the NPC-Gymnasium at Amahoro stadium in Remera.

ParaVolley is the new name for what used to be known as Sitting Volleyball. The event is expected to attract six men clubs name; Gisagara, Intwari, G.S Gatagara, Musanze, Gicumbi and THT Nyarugenge.

The women category includes G.S Gatagara, Gicumbi, Musanze and Nyarugenge. The preliminary rounds will played today and the finals on Sunday.

Intwari will be without their key setter Dominique Bizimana but the team will be buoyed by the return of Dieudonne Mutangana who recently completed his PhD studies in China.

The tournament will be used to select 12 players, who will form the national teams in both genders for next year’s qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.