| Selecciones Nacionales Femenina de Goalball | |
| Division: | Women |
| Region: | IBSA America |
| Championships: | Paralympic Games medals: 0 : 0 : 0 0 : 0 : 0 |
| Titles: | --> |
Costa Rica women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Costa Rica. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
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.
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 fifth, ahead of Peru.[3]
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 Jazmin Sanchez, Lucia Ureña, Rosario Vargas, and Matilde Zamora, with Andres Carpio Mora (coach) and Jenny Alvarado Cuadra (assistant coach).[5]
Costa Rica was mercied 3:13 by Mexico, 0:10 by Brazil, 0:10 by Canada, and 0:10 by USA. Their final game was won by Peru 7:0.[6]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IBSA America championship moved from 6 to 13 November 2021, to 18 to 22 February 2022.[7] [8] 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.[9]