Argentina women's national goalball team
Sport | Goalball |
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League | IBSA |
Division | Women |
Region | IBSA America |
Location | Argentina |
Colours | Dark blue, white, light blue |
Championships | Paralympic Games 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[]
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[]
- Disabled sports
- Argentina men's national goalball team
- Argentina at the Paralympics
References[]
- ^ "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- Women's national sports teams of Argentina
- National women's goalball teams
- Argentina at the Paralympics
- Goalball in Americas