Argentina women's national goalball team

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Selección Argentina de Goalball
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA America
LocationArgentina
ColoursDark blue, white, light blue
     
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

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World Championship medals:

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Argentina women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Argentina. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.

World Championships[]

Main article: Goalball World Championships

1998 Madrid[]

The team competed in the 1998 World Championships, in Madrid, Spain.[1] The team was one of eleven women's teams participating, and they finished eleventh overall.

Regional championships[]

The team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.[2] The winner of the championships usually qualifies for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.

2022 São Paulo[]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: IBSA America moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[3][4] The event is being held at the Centro de Treinamento Paralímpico (Paralympic Training Center) in São Paulo. This championships is a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships. There are twelve women's teams: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, USA, Venezuela.[5]

This will be the team's first regional championships appearance, although the men's team has been involved since 2005.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Campeonato das Américas de goalball: tabela e credenciamento (Goalball Americas Championship: table and accreditation)". Confederação Brasileira de Desportos de Deficientes Visuais (Brazilian Confederation of Sports for the Visually Impaired) (in Portuguese). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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