Sabahudin Delalic

Started: He began playing sitting volleyball in 1996 at the SDI Spid club in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Vijesti YouTube channel, 25 Mar 2016) Reason: He was encouraged to take up the sport by coach Mirza Hrustemovic. "This is perhaps the best way for psychological and physical rehabilitation for people with different kinds of impairments. Everybody, including me, has changed a lot by playing sports. We understand our wounds differently. Sport makes us equal with others." (Vijesti YouTube channel, 25 Mar 2016; 7msport.com, 04 Apr 2012) Milestones: He is one of five Bosnia and Herzegovina players [along with Adnan Manko, Asim Medic, Dzevad Hamzic and Ismet Godinjak] to have won six career Paralympic medals in the sport. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024) Awards: He was named Best Setter of the 2023 Men's EuroLeague. (ParaVolley Europe Facebook page, 19 Jun 2023) In 2023 he received the Distinguished Service award from World ParaVolley. (World ParaVolley Instagram profile, 24 Apr 2023) He was named Best Para Athlete for 2022 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (bljesak.info, 27 Jan 2023) He was named Best Setter at the 2022 World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (ParaVolley Europe Facebook page, 12 Nov 2022) In 2020 he received a Recognition Award from the World ParaVolley Federation. The honour acknowledges the recipient's significant contribution towards and development of sitting volleyball. (worldparavolley.org, 24 Apr 2020) He was named Best Setter at the 2015 European Championships in Germany. (Vijesti YouTube channel, 25 Mar 2016) He was named the 2014 Male Para Athlete of the Year in the Sarajevo Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (novigradsarajevo.ba, 22 Jan 2015) He was flag bearer for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012. (paralympic.org, 29 Aug 2012; klix.ba, 05 Sep 2008) Additional Info: OCCUPATION He has served as president of the Paralympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (zadarskilist.novilist.hr, 21 Nov 2023) LEADER He has captained the Bosnian men's sitting volleyball team. (zadarskilist.novilist.hr, 21 Nov 2023)