Goalball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:Goalball
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Pierre de Coubertin Stadium)
Dates:29 August – 5 September 2024[1]
Prev:2020

Goalball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be held in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Pierre de Coubertin Stadium) in Paris, France.[2]

Qualifying

Change to format

Both men's and women's tournaments were used to qualify ten teams each for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3] On 19 November 2021, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that during the 2024 Summer Paralympics,all the team sports would only have eight participating teams for both men and women.[4] This reduced the round-robin games of two events from 40 to 24 games.[5]

Men

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host country allocation 1
2022 Goalball World Championships[6] 5 – 17 December 2022 2
IBSA World Games[7] 18–27 August 2023 1
IBSA Asia-Pacific Championships[8] 10–19 November 2023 1 [9]
2023 Parapan American Games[10] 17 – 23 November 2023 1
IBSA European Championships[11] 6–17 December 2023 1
IBSA Africa Championships[12] 8–15 December 2023 1
Total 8

Women

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host country allocation 1
5 – 17 December 2022 2
18–27 August 2023 2
IBSA Asia-Pacific Championships 10–19 November 2023 1
17 – 23 November 2023 1
IBSA European Championships 6–17 December 2023 1
Total 8

Men's tournament

Competition format

The eight men's teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.

Group A: Brazil, Iran, USA, France.

Group B: China, Ukraine, Egypt, Japan.[13]

Women's tournament

Competition format

The eight women's teams were divided into two equal groups for a single round robin group stage. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter finals. All matches in the second stage were knock-out format.

Group C: Türkiye, Israel, China, Brazil.

Group D: South Korea, Canada, France, Japan.

Medalists

Men's tournament
Women's tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IBSA Goalball calendar – 2024 Paralympic Games . International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) . 19 December 2020 . 19 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419083842/https://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/1220/2024-paralympic-games . dead .
  2. Web site: Paris 2024 . Architecture of the Games . 19 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Goalball Rules - IBSA. 19 December 2020 . International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) .
  4. Web site: Paris 2024 Paralympic Medal Events Programme and Athletes Quotas announced . International Paralympic Committee . 26 November 2021 . 19 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Paris 2024 medal events, athlete quotas announced . International Blind Sports Federation . 26 November 2021 . 26 November 2021.
  6. Web site: IBSA Goalball calendar – 2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships . International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) . 19 December 2020 . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417230358/https://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/1216/2022-ibsa-goalball-world-championships . dead .
  7. Web site: Goalball application form for IBSA World Games released . International Blind Sports Federation . 21 January 2023 . 10 January 2023.
  8. Web site: 20 March 2023. China, Montenegro, Italy and Finland win bids. International Blind Sports Federation.
  9. Web site: Goalball: Iran and China are the new Asia/Pacific champions . News: Goalball . International Blind Sports Federation . 5 January 2024 . 18 November 2023.
  10. Web site: IBSA Goalball calendar – 2023 Parapan American Games . International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) . 18 February 2022.
  11. Web site: 16 December 2023 . Goalball: Ukraine is the new European champion and gets the slot to Paris 2024 . News . International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) . 17 December 2023.
  12. Web site: 15 December 2023 . Goalball: The Pharaohs are on their way to Paris 2024 . News . International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) . 17 December 2023.
  13. Web site: Teams drawn for goalball at Paris 2024 . International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) . 28 July 2024 . 3 June 2024.