Peru women's national goalball team

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

Peru women's national goalball team
SportGoalball
LeagueIBSA
DivisionWomen
RegionIBSA America
LocationPeru
ColoursRed, white
   
ChampionshipsParalympic Games medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0
World Championship medals:

: 0 : 0 : 0
Parent groupAsociacion Nacional Paralimpica del Peru (National Paralympic Association of Peru)

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 last, behind Puerto Rico.[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 composed of Milagros N. Cortina, Diana E. Flores, Erika J. Inuma, Jenniffer A. Mamani, Nicolle M. Pelayo, and Nicole B. Perez, with coaches Luis A. Cabanillas Salinas and Jannette Sandy Canahuire.[5]

The team was mercied 10:0 by USA, mercied 13:3 by Canada, beaten by Mexico 10:3, mercied 10:0 by Brazil, but beat Costa Rica 7:0.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

The team is Nicole Pérez Baldeón, Milagros Cotrina, Diana Flores, Jennifer Mamani, Nicole Ochavaron, and Margarita Pelayo, with coach Jeanette Canahuire.[9]

Other competitions

In preparation for the 2019 Parapan American Games, and regional championships, Lima saw the first goalball international tournament on Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 May 2017.[10] Participating male and female teams included Colombia and Ecuador.

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 – Peru". Lima 2019 – Juegos Panamericanos y Parapanamericanos. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. HOUSTON, Michael (6 June 2020). "IBSA reveals new dates for Goalball World Championships". Inside the Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. "2022 IBSA Goalball Americas Championships". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. "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.
  9. "Selecciones de Goalball participarán en Campeonato de las Américas". The Peruvian State. The Peruvian State. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. "Peru to host first ever goalball event". International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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