Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be held in the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event to be held 26 August to 4 September 2020 was reassigned from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3]
Goalball at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Makuhari Messe, Hall C[1] |
Dates | 24 August – 5 September 2021 |
Competitors | 120 from 14 nations |
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision involving to the World Anti-Doping Agency and Russia's participation determined on 17 December 2020 that those athletes not implicated in doping or covering up positive tests may still be allowed to compete, but not under the Russian Federation flag.[4] The Russian women's team, who secured a Paralympic Games position through first place in the women's category of the 2018 World Championships, may compete as a 'neutral team' (EUN).
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team |
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Women's team |
Qualifying
Both men's and women's tournaments qualified 10 teams each for the Games.[5]
Men
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships | 3 – 8 June 2018 | Malmö | 3 | Belgium (BEL) Brazil (BRA) Germany (GER) |
2019 IBSA Goalball Paralympic Ranking Tournament[6] | 29 June – 9 July 2019 | Fort Wayne | 2 | Turkey (TUR) Lithuania (LTU) |
2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August - 1 September 2019 | Lima | 1 | United States (USA) |
2019 European Championships[7] | 5 – 14 October 2019 | Rostock | 1 | Ukraine (UKR) |
2019 Asia/Pacific Championships[8] | 5 – 11 December 2019 | Tokyo | 1 | China (CHN) |
2020 African Championships[9] | 28 February – 6 March 2020 | Port Said | 1 | Algeria (ALG)[lower-alpha 1] |
Host country allocation | 7 September 2013 | Buenos Aires | 1 | Japan (JPN) |
Total | 10 |
Women
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships | 3 – 8 June 2018 | Malmö | 3 | Brazil (BRA) Russia (RUS)[lower-alpha 2] Turkey (TUR) |
2019 IBSA Goalball Paralympic Ranking Tournament | 29 June – 9 July 2019 | Fort Wayne | 2 | Australia (AUS) Canada (CAN) |
2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August – 1 September 2019 | Lima | 1 | United States (USA) |
2019 European Championships | 5 – 14 October 2019 | Rostock | 1 | Israel (ISR) |
2019 Asia/Pacific Championships[10] | 5 – 11 December 2019 | Tokyo | 1 | China (CHN) |
2020 African Championships | 28 February – 6 March 2020 | Port Said | 1 | Algeria (ALG)[lower-alpha 1] |
Host country allocation | 7 September 2013 | Buenos Aires | 1 | Japan (JPN) |
Total | 10 |
Schedule
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Date Event | Wed 25 Aug | Thurs 26 Aug | Fri 27 Aug | Sat 28 Aug | Sun 29 Aug | Mon 30 Aug | Tues 31 Aug | Wed 1 Sep | Thurs 2 Sep | Fri 3 Sep | Sat 4 Sep | Sun 5 Sep | |
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Men | G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||
Women | G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Notes
- Regulation 47 of the IBSA Goalball Rules and Regulations 2018–2020 requires in part, 'Tournaments must have a minimum of four participating countries to qualify as a Regional Championship tournament'. Regulations 42 and 54 to vary the regulations was not exercised outside of the minimum sixty day publication period. The IBSA Africa regional championship was therefore a regional tournament only. The same situation existed for the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games where the International Paralympic Committee promoted Algeria for male and female teams regardless of the rules.
- Whilst the Russian women's team has qualified, it may be required to be classified as a 'neutral team' (EUN).
References
- "Third coordination meeting for COVID-19 countermeasures at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- "New dates for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". International Blind Sports Federation. International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Focus on news: CAS arbitration WADA v. RUSADA: Decision". Court of Arbitration for Sport. Court of Arbitration for Sport. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Goalball Calendar - IBSA". IBSA. 28 August 2018.
- "2019 IBSA Goalball and Judo International Qualifier". ibsafortwayne2019.com. 1 July 2019.
- "Hosts Germany reach finals as Israel and Ukraine qualify for Tokyo 2020". International Blind Sports Federation. 13 October 2019.
- "Asia Pacific Goalball Championship Schedule". gb-aprc.com. 10 December 2019.
- "Egypt to host IBSA Goalball African Championships". IBSA. 24 December 2019.
- "Japan claim home gold at goalball Asia Pacific championships". ibsasport.org. 10 December 2019.