Egypt women's national goalball team

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Egypt women's national goalball team
Goalball-2020-Tokyo Paralympics EGY–JPN F line-up.jpg
Egypt women's women's goalball team lined up against Japan, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (August 2021).
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA Africa
LocationEgypt
ColoursRed, white, black
     
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

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World Championship medals:

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Parent groupEgyptian Paralympic Committee

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

Paralympic Games[]

2020 Tokyo[]

With the withdrawal of the Algeria women's team by 21 April 2021, the International Paralympic Committee selected Egypt as a replacement at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.[1] This was Egypt women's first Paralympic Games participation.

The following is the Egypt roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 B1 (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 25)
2 B2 (2002-07-27)27 July 2002 (aged 19)
3 B2 (1999-07-08)8 July 1999 (aged 22)
4 B2 (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 18)
5 B2 (1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 25)
6 B1 (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 25)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 4 3 0 1 30 11 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 1 22 10 +12 9
3  Japan (H) 4 2 1 1 18 13 +5 7
4  Brazil 4 1 1 2 23 19 +4 4
5  Egypt 4 0 0 4 3 43 −40 0
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Host
Round-robin
26 August 2021
14:45
Egypt  2–12  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Raili Sipura (Finland)
1
1 		Report Sevd. Altunoluk 8
Sevt. Altunoluk 2
Güler 1
Çelik 1
United States 10–0 Egypt
  • Dennis 1', 4', 5', 6'
  • Czechowski 5', 12'
  • Mason 7', 8'
  • Miller 11', 15'
 Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)
Egypt 0–10 Japan
Report
  • 1', 1', 5', 6', 7', 8', 8'
  • Kakehata 1', 6', 7'
Referee: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)
Brazil 11–1 Egypt
  • 1', 6', 7', 9', 11', 12', 15', 16'
  • 13', 14'
  • 15'
 Report 12'
Referee: Launel Scott (Canada), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)

  • Lining up against Turkey women's.

  • Throwing towards United States'.

  • Defending against Turkey women's.

World championships[]

Main article: Goalball World Championships

1986 Roermond[]

The 1986 IBSA World Goalball Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating, and they finished tenth overall.[3]

2022 Hangzhou[]

The team are to compete in the 2022 World Championships from 6 to 18 June 2022 in Hangzhou, China, by placing second in the 2021 regional championships.

Regional championships[]

The team competes in the IBSA Africa goalball region.[4]

2020 Port Said[]

The team competed at the 2020 IBSA Goalball African Championships, from 2 and 5 March 2020, at Port Said, Egypt, against Algeria and Morocco. This regional tournament would have been a regional championships if Ghana and Kenya women's teams had attended as originally indicated.[5] Of the three women's teams (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Egypt was mercied 12:2 by Algeria in the finals to take the silver medal.

2021 Cape Coast[]

The team competed at the 2021 IBSA Goalball African Championships, from Monday 6 to Friday 10 December 2021, at the University of Cape Coast Sports Complex, Cape Coast, Ghana.[6] This championships was a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships. Of the four women's teams (Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya), Egypt was mercied by Algeria 10:0, and was awarded the silver medal.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Egypt to take women's goalball slot at Tokyo 2020". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Goalball - Team Egypt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Cape Coast, Ghana, to host 2021 IBSA Goalball African Championships". IBSA. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ^ "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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