Ukraine women's national goalball team
Ukraine women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Ukraine. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions. IBSA World Games 2003 Quebec City The team competed in the 2003 IBSA World Games from Friday 1 to Sunday 10 August 2011, in Quebec City, Canada. Ten teams competed. The first stage was pool play with 5 teams per pool and the top two teams in each pool advancing to the next round. 2007 São Paulo The team competed in the 2007 IBSA World Games, from 28 July 2007 to 8 August 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil. There were twenty-three men's and twelve women's teams. The competition was a 2008 Summer Paralympics qualifying event. Olena Vertikova was fourth in the competition in scoring with 18 points. Regional championships The team competes in the IBSA Europe goalball region. The 2001 European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium with six teams competing. The team finished sixth. In 2005, the European Championships were held in Neerpelt, Belgium. With ten teams competing, the team finished eighth. The Turkish Blind Sports Federation hosted the 2007 IBSA Goalball European Championships in Anyalya, Turkey