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Egyptian national team, for the Paralympic sport of goalball

Egypt women's national goalball team
Egypt women's women's goalball team lined up against Japan, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (August 2021).
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA Africa
LocationEgypt
ColoursRed, white, black
     
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0
World Championship medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0
Parent groupEgyptian Paralympic Committee

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

Paralympic Games

2020 Tokyo

With the withdrawal of the Algeria women's team by 21 April 2021, the International Paralympic Committee selected Egypt as a replacement at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. This was Egypt women's first Paralympic Games participation.

The following is the Egypt roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 Hanan Tolba B1 (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 25)
2 Esraa Walid Ezzeldin B2 (2002-07-27)27 July 2002 (aged 19)
3 Gehad Ezzeldin B2 (1999-07-08)8 July 1999 (aged 22)
4 Israa Gadalla B2 (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 18)
5 Hassnaa Elgabry B2 (1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 25)
6 Aya Ahmed B1 (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 25)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 4 3 0 1 30 11 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 1 22 10 +12 9
3  Japan (H) 4 2 1 1 18 13 +5 7
4  Brazil 4 1 1 2 23 19 +4 4
5  Egypt 4 0 0 4 3 43 −40 0
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Round-robin
26 August 2021
14:45 		Egypt  2–12  Turkey Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Raili Sipura (Finland)
Elgabry 1
Ezzeldin 1 		Report Sevd. Altunoluk 8
Sevt. Altunoluk 2
Güler 1
Çelik 1
United States 10–0 Egypt
Report
Makuhari Messe, TokyoReferee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Bas Spaans (Netherlands)
Egypt 0–10 Japan
Report
Makuhari Messe, TokyoReferee: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine)
Brazil 11–1 Egypt
Report Elgabry 12'
Makuhari Messe, TokyoReferee: Launel Scott (Canada), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand)
  • Lining up against Turkey women's. Lining up against Turkey women's.
  • Throwing towards United States'. Throwing towards United States'.
  • Defending against Turkey women's. Defending against Turkey women's.

World championships

Main article: Goalball World Championships

1986 Roermond

The 1986 IBSA World Goalball Championships were held in Roermond, the Netherlands. The team was one of ten teams participating (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, United States), and they finished tenth overall.

2022 Matosinhos

Main article: 2022 Goalball World Championships

The team were eligible to compete in the 2022 World Championships, by placing second in the 2021 regional championships.

The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed seventh in Pool B, and fourteenth in final standings.

Regional championships

The team competes in the IBSA Africa goalball region.

2020 Port Said

The team competed at the 2020 IBSA Goalball African Championships, from 2 and 5 March 2020, at Port Said, Egypt, against Algeria and Morocco. This regional tournament would have been a regional championships if Ghana and Kenya women's teams had attended as originally indicated. Of the three women's teams (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Egypt was mercied 12:2 by Algeria in the finals to take the silver medal.

2021 Cape Coast

The team competed at the 2021 IBSA Goalball African Championships, from Monday 6 to Friday 10 December 2021, at the University of Cape Coast Sports Complex, Cape Coast, Ghana. This championships was a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships. Of the four women's teams (Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya), Egypt was mercied by Algeria 10:0, and was awarded the silver medal.

See also

References

  1. "Egypt to take women's goalball slot at Tokyo 2020". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. "Goalball - Team Egypt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. "Final Ranking in Paralympic Games". Madrid, Spain: International Blind Sports Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. "Schedule and Results - GMT+0". IBSA Goalball World Championships 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. "IBSA members". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. "Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. "Cape Coast, Ghana, to host 2021 IBSA Goalball African Championships". IBSA. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. "About goalball – Historical results". Goalball Sport. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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