Great Britain women’s goalball squad sixth place finish at an international tournament was a significant step in their ambition to achieve qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Despite losing out in the quarter-finals at the IBSA goalball event in Fort Wayne, the team put together a series of performances of the highest quality that [...]
The Great Britain under 23s goalball team secured the bronze medal at the European Para Youth Games in Finland, after going up against some of the best teams in Europe over three days of competition. The tournament got off to a dream start, with a series of impressive wins over Germany, Italy and Hungary [...]
Great Britain will be sending an U19 female talent team to the World Championships for the first time in their history. This is a fantastic opportunity for the young athletes and testament to the ETP and the amount of talented athletes we are now working with at this young age. The competition will be in [...]
Goalball UK was proud to host Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, one of Great Britain’s most decorated Olympians, at the Goalfix Cup in Nottingham. Katherine, who now occupies the role of chair at UK Sport, took the opportunity to hear about many different elements of the sport – from grassroot to elite level - at [...]
This weekend the Great Britain under 23 men’s goalball team are flying to Finland to compete at the European Para Youth Games (EPYG) – which is set to be one of the para sporting events of the summer. The six athletes selected for the EPYG are Joe Roper, Naqib Ahmed, Stuart Hudson, Mo Ahmed, Sam Hoskin [...]
Dear Members, I am pleased to attach the Notice of Meeting for the 2019 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Goalball UK and related documents. The AGM will be held on Saturday 29 June 2019 at English Institute Of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA. Registration will be from 9.30am and the AGM will start [...]
Goalball UK has announced the six women that will represent Great Britain at the IBSA Goalball International Qualifier in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. The squad competing for a place at Tokyo 2020 is Sarah Leiter, Antonia Bunyan, Georgie Bullen, Amelia Robertson, Kali Holder and Lois Turner. An experienced four-person coaching team will be joining the [...]
Kathryn Fielding has been awarded a British Empire Medal for her outstanding service to goalball and sports for blind and partially sighted people. She has spent over 15 years tirelessly creating goalball opportunities for visually impaired people all over the country, helping to reduce isolation in this community by harnessing the power of team sport. [...]
Stuart Hudson, a visually impaired goalball player, has completed a skydive from 10,000ft to raise over £500 for his goalball team, Scarborough Goalball Club. The 16-year-old was diagnosed with optic atrophy, nystagmus and squint, which resulted in him being registered blind from a young age. Not discouraged to continue being active and playing sport, [...]
Two Great Britain goalball teams have claimed spots on the podium at the International Goalball Tournament in Trakai, Lithuania. The women’s squad collected the gold medal, whilst the under-23s men’s team picked up the bronze medal in the youth division. This was the first time the women’s Great Britain squad have won the International [...]