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The goalball men's tournament was contested from 29 August to 5 September. There were eight teams consisting of six players split into two groups: Group A and Group B. [ 1 ] Participating teams
Both men's and women's tournaments 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]
The United States men's goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile. [7] Team roster. Coach: Keith Young. The following is the United States squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [8]
Goalball competitions at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held at the Paralympic Training Center from 18 to 24 November 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The winner in each tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics .
The goalball women's tournament was contested from 29 August to 5 September. There were eight teams consisting of six players split into two groups: Group C and Group D. Turkey were the defending Paralympic champions.
Turkey has dominated women’s goalball in recent years, winning the gold medal at the last two Paralympic Games as well as the world championship in 2022, and currently sits atop the world rankings.
The programme for the 2024 Summer Paralympics was announced in January 2019, with no changes to the 22 sports from the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [29] [30] [31] The first draft of the event schedule was released on 8 July 2022, with 549 events in 22 sports.
Men's goalball match of China (left) vs United States (right) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Goalball tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since 1976, after being demonstrated in 1972.