Costa Rica women's national goalball team

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

Selecciones Nacionales Femenina de Goalball
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA America
LocationCosta Rica
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0
World Championship medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0

Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA America goalball region.[1] The winner of the championships usually qualifies for a berth at the World Championships or the Paralympic Games.

2017 São Paulo

The team competed at the 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships from Wednesday 29 November 2017 to Sunday 3 December 2017, at São Paulo, Brazil.[2] There were six women's teams: Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA.

The team came fifth, ahead of Peru.[3]

2019 Lima

The team competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games from 23 August 2019 to 1 September 2019, at the Miguel Grau Coliseum, Lima, Peru. This championships was a qualifier for the 2020 Paralympic Games.[4] There were six women's teams: Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, USA. The team was Jazmin Sanchez, Lucia Ureña, Rosario Vargas, and Matilde Zamora, with Andres Carpio Mora (coach) and Jenny Alvarado Cuadra (assistant coach).[5]

Costa Rica was mercied 3:13 by Mexico, 0:10 by Brazil, 0:10 by Canada, and 0:10 by USA. Their final game was won by Peru 7:0.[6]

2022 São Paulo

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championship moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[7][8] 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.[9]

See also

References
  1. "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. "IBSA Goalball Seeks Referees for 2017 IBSA Goalball Americas Regional Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "Goalball quarter-final match-ups decided at Lima 2019". International Blind Sports Federation. IBSA. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. "Participants – Goalball – Costa Rica". Lima 2019 – Juegos Panamericanos y Parapanamericanos. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. "Results". Lima 2019 – Juegos Panamericanos y Parapanamericanos. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. "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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