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GOALBALL NEWS

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Blind Football

The event will take place in Cluj Napoca this October.

World champions Brazil won the Rio 2016 goalball test event.
Goalball

Around 900 athletes, aged 12-20 years old, from 20 countries will compete across 12 sports at the fourth Youth Parapan American Games from 20-25 March.

website for the 2017 IBSA Goalball European Championships Group A
Goalball

The Finnish Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities launched a video series to raise awareness of goalball ahead of the European Championships, from 18-22 September.

Amanda Dennis USA in action during the Goalball Women's Preliminary Group C match between the United States of America and Brazil at Future Arena
Goalball

Following their Rio 2016 success, the men and women’s national teams took a little time to begin training for the next Paralympics.

Malmo Open took place from 11-12 February in Sweden.
Goalball

The Portuguese club went undefeated in Sweden.

IBSA Goalball
Goalball

The goalball competition will take place in Malmo, Sweden, between 11-12 February.

website for the 2017 IBSA Goalball European Championships Group A
Goalball

The latest information about the event, which will take place in Lahti, Finland, from 18-22 September, can now be found online.

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Cross-Country Skiing

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during January.

Amanda Dennis USA in action during the Goalball Women's Preliminary Group C match between the United States of America and Brazil at Future Arena
Rio 2016

The US goalball player was a key member of the team that returned to the Paralympic podium at Rio 2016 and is now preparing for the next events.

Genrik Pavliukianec - Rio 2016
Goalball

The event took place in Lahti, Finland, from 20-22 January, and saw Paralympic champions Lithuania claiming the men’s title and Israel taking gold in the women’s competition.

Thomas Steiger - Rio 2016
Goalball

Lahti, Finland, will stage the event from 20-22 January, with goalball teams from nine countries competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.
Goalball

Jarkko Pokkinen was named head coach of the Finish men’s goalball team and Raphael Moreira was announced as coach of the Brazilian table tennis team.

Group of sitting volleyball players celebrate after a point.
Goalball

Eight sitting volleyball and six goalball players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

Simone Rocha and Ana Carolina Custodio (BRA) compete against USA in Goalball
Goalball

Brazil leads both the men’s and women’s rankings, as published by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).

Simone Rocha and Ana Carolina Custodio (BRA) compete against USA in Goalball
Rio 2016

The Brazilian men’s team took bronze, whilst the women’s finished fourth at Latin America’s first Paralympic Games.

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Goalball

The most recent workshop took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from 24-27 November with 62 participants from seven African countries attending.

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Wheelchair Fencing

The public has until 11 November to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.

Akiko Adachi of Japan throws the ball in the women's Goalball at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Goalball

The host city for the 2017 IBSA Goalball World Youth Championships have also been named.

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Wheelchair Rugby

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during October.

Simone Rocha and Ana Carolina Custodio (BRA) compete against USA in Goalball
Goalball

IBSA have published the goalball rankings as of 30 September, with Brazil leading amongst men and women.