Pokkinen named as head coach of Finnish men’s goalball team

Jarkko Pokkinen has been unveiled as the Finnish men’s goalball national team head coach by the Finnish Sport Organisation for Persons with Disabilities (VAU).
Jarkko Pokkinen has been unveiled as the Finnish men’s goalball national team head coach by the Finnish Sport Organisation for Persons with Disabilities (VAU).
Brazil remain top of the men's and women's goalball rankings after the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) published the final standings for 2016.
Goalball UK has been awarded £1.3 million ($1.6 million/€1.5 million) from Sport England in order to continue what it describes as "the remarkable progress being made in grassroots participation".
Ukraine’s victory at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball European Group B Championships has propelled them into the top 10 in the men’s world rankings.
Budaörs in Hungary will host the 2017 International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) Goalball World Youth Championships, it has been announced.
Brazil have leapfrogged China into top spot on the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) women’s goalball rankings despite suffering a semi-final defeat at the hands of the Asian nation at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Ken Armbruster has retired as head coach of the United States' women's goalball team after 20 years in charge.
After four days of action at the 2016 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball European Group B Championships, six teams have been promoted to the elite Group A.
Goalball UK are leading a campaign to get more sighted people involved in the sport at club level to help continue its growth across the country.
Lithuania and Turkey won the respective men’s and women’s gold medals on the final day of Rio 2016 Paralympic goalball competition at the Future Arena here.
The International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) has turned down a protest from the Japanese women’s goalball team over what they feel is an unfair advantage given to other nations following Algeria’s failure to arrive at these Paralympic Games on time.
The Algerian women’s goalball team have finally arrived here to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games amid speculation that they have turned up late to avoid an encounter with Israel.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed it is investigating the reasons why the Algerian women’s goalball team failed to show up for their first match of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games here yesterday.
The Canadian Blind Sports Association and the Canadian Paralympic Committee have announced 12 athletes for the men’s and women’s goalball competitions at the upcoming Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has announced the two host countries of forthcoming major goalball tournaments.